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Re:Firefox 66 to block automatically playing audible video a... by BLKNSLVR on Monday February 04, 2019 @07:52PM (#19082219)
What does your friend think of this?

This is just more fuel to add to the pro-ad-blocking argument.

Ad companies are filth.

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Re:Firefox 66 to block automatically playing audible video a... by cf498 on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @03:10AM (#19083697)
>Ad companies are filth.

To be honest, I am wondering more and more if those aggressive unwanted advertisement are having an impact on peoples behavior and emotional baseline. Similar to road rage. Except you dont always sit in your car, but most of us spend significant parts of their lives in front of screens.

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