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Re:AdBoost: A Browser Extension That Adds Ads To Every Webpage by freitasm on Monday February 02, 2026 @12:54PM (#46858943)
"-> Publisher is not harmed"

How? Publishers do need revenue and this can deprive them of this income.

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Re:AdBoost: A Browser Extension That Adds Ads To Every Webpage by rvnx on Monday February 02, 2026 @04:08PM (#46861567)
Fair enough. I took the principle that revenue = 0 if no conversion, but in reality this is not true at all.
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Re:AdBoost: A Browser Extension That Adds Ads To Every Webpage by freitasm on Monday February 09, 2026 @01:28PM (#46948904)
No, it's not, as there are ads that pay per impression, not click.
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