uBlock Origin becomes top addon on Firefox

Re:uBlock Origin becomes top addon on Firefox by scarface74 on Friday March 11, 2022 @12:32PM (#30643074)

Solution: don’t play games or use any app where the business model isn’t “I give you money and you give me goods and services”.

I have one ad supported app on my phone - the Overcast podcast player. That’s only because the author created his own non scummy ad network and I find ads on the podcast player that advertise other podcasts useful.

If I didn’t, I would pay him too to get rid of ads.

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Re:uBlock Origin becomes top addon on Firefox by yjftsjthsd-h on Friday March 11, 2022 @01:40PM (#30644164)

That only works when they're willing to take your money and willing to then not show you ads or track you. Lots of places won't take your money and only do ads, and an upsetting number are happy to take your money and then track you and/or show you ads anyways. (My "favorite" so far is Hulu, who has the audacity to call their paid plan "no ads" and then include ads.)

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Re:uBlock Origin becomes top addon on Firefox by scarface74 on Friday March 11, 2022 @03:51PM (#30645843)

Then don’t use those services or buy those products?

When I did buy Windows PCs, I either bought from the business division of Dell or the Microsoft store specifically because they weren’t bundled with adware.

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Re:uBlock Origin becomes top addon on Firefox by stjohnswarts on Friday March 11, 2022 @02:00PM (#30644456)

That's great. I'm glad you have balanced out your morality and online browsing. We will all sleep easier tonight.

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Re:uBlock Origin becomes top addon on Firefox by scarface74 on Friday March 11, 2022 @03:52PM (#30645855)

It’s not about morality, its about my preferring not to be bombarded with ads.

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