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[โ€“] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Advertisers started this war.

Pop up ads came before ad blockers.

Nobody was doing this when it was static banners.

[โ€“] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Oh, I fully agree, the moment we accepted the deal of ads for "free" stuff, it was always going to end this way.

There will only be a cease-fire when users start paying for what they use again. And even then, now that pandora's box is open, some will pull a hulu and try to double dip on both ads and a payment.