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Re:Web Scraping for Me, but Not for Thee by plonk on Saturday August 26, 2023 @05:41PM (#37277173)
What device can you buy today with integrated ad blocking enabled by default?

Ad blockers having paying partnerships can be a problem, but something like Ublock Origin does not.

Re:Web Scraping for Me, but Not for Thee by genewitch on Saturday August 26, 2023 @07:04PM (#37277714)
I'm gunna plug AdNauseam. I like it better than uBO or the ilk, because it clicks every ad it blocks. It completely breaks marketing platforms for me, i never get relevant ads when i do see them. According to marketer data, i want to see ads for everything. It also makes some websearch hilarious - i search for "microwave frequency QAM" and it's all ads for kenmore and GE countertop cookers. I avoid search engines that give crap data, because they're trying to get me to buy stuff, i just want search results, thanks.

It also keeps a handy "cost to advertisers" metric you can view. I'm over $40,000 at this point.