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Re:Is Germany on the brink of banning ad blockers? by sterlind on Sunday August 17, 2025 @09:52PM (#44936644)
it's perfectly legal to modify any copyrighted work. it's only illegal for you to distribute copies.

so it should be legal to install an ad block plugin, but not legal to run an ad-stripping proxy.

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