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Re:Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appe... by kibwen on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @03:55PM (#46518579)
> But how is the internet economy supposed to function

If the existence of a given industry requires the annihilation of individual privacy and the elimination of free thought, then that industry does not deserve to exist. Kill the ad industry.

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Re:Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appe... by suriya-ganesh on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @01:57AM (#46523393)
And in the process kill all the possibilities the internet has empowered?

Medicine being better delivered, all the research that has been accelerated because of reducing compute and storage costs, the list is infinite.

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Re:Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appe... by sumalamana on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @02:25AM (#46523561)
Yes, kill it all. None of that is worth the panopticon that is being built.
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Re:Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appe... by nananana9 on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @08:50AM (#46526339)
You will need to provide stronger justification how "medicine being delivered" hinges upon me watching a 60 second unskippable ad before a YouTube video.
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