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Re:Brave browser to start blocking annoying cookie consent b... by jlkuester7 on Sunday October 09, 2022 @01:55PM (#33143621)
This is a fair point. If you don't want to be intrusively tracked, you should not expect "free" services.

However, IMHO the answer here is to find a different model for funding online software/services. Letting advertising firms run the internet does not really seem to be taking software in a user/consumer-friendly direction.

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Re:Brave browser to start blocking annoying cookie consent b... by naasking on Sunday October 09, 2022 @05:53PM (#33145687)
Plenty of services were free prior to commercialization of the web because they generated nom-monetary value (community, knowledge, etc.). Plenty of creators and artists also make money directly via donations (Patreon, etc.). I'm not sure we need the existing ad model for either free content or to make money on the internet.
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Re:Brave browser to start blocking annoying cookie consent b... by dmitriid on Monday October 10, 2022 @03:56AM (#33148904)
"Ads only work if they have intrusive tracking" is presented by you and others as fact. It's not.
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