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A comment on Media Websites: 70% of the Carbon Footprint Caused by Ads and Stats.

Re:Media Websites: 70% of the Carbon Footprint Caused by Ads... by acntr_employee on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @05:51AM (#30917072)
So surfing with an adblocking solution actually is green/carbon saving?

Am I reading this right?

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Re:Media Websites: 70% of the Carbon Footprint Caused by Ads... by version_five on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @06:07AM (#30917153)
The article claims

> On average, using an Ad Blocker reduces emissions by 37%

As much as I hate advertising, I guess to be completely fair you'd have to compare an ad-laden site with a comparable ad-free site that had a sustainable business model. I'd guess the ads still use for energy overall, but there must be hidden costs of an "ad-free" content-business site that include energy.

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