On Tue, 23 Aug 2016 16:54:11 -0600 Drew Samson <netp...@q.com> wrote:
> I was admittedly slow to learn this yet once I came to realize the > overwhelming majority of their $ is made by advertisers paying them > to be white-listed it seemed to me as if the fox was guarding the > hen-house. They made a name for themselves doing a great job blocking > ads yet to make $ in this effort they rely on advertisers paying > them. They are funded by the folks they help frustrate. This just > seems like a contradiction to me and rather than keeping tabs on how > well they are adhering to their original intent I just sought an > alternative and that's when I found uBlock Origin. Whoa, that's a pretty serious conflict of interest. Sort of like a protection racket. I think I'll pass, too. My attitude to advertising on the web is that I'll allow it if it doesn't track me. So, I put in place tracking blockers, and if ads get through, then so be it. Advertising is what pays for the internet, so as long as the ads are like TV ads, broadcast instead of targeted, I'll pay the piper by letting it appear on my browser. But very few ads get through if tracking is blocked, since all the major ad marketers use tracking. I even get complaints that I have ad blocking turned on at some sites, though I don't; I just don't allow tracking (to the best extent I can). -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
