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I've been blocking ads for so long that actually seeing them feels perverse (leminal.space)

submitted 1 year ago by CorrodedCranium@leminal.space to c/casualconversation@lemmy.world

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I use ad blockers and open source privacy focused software whenever I can but occasionally I have to use computers that don't belong to me or an older phone where my usual applications aren't installed and seeing all the advertisements just feels dirty and dystopian.

I think the worst ads are the text to speech ones that say "Download this app today". The unblinking energenic people saying you can make a living at home are probably a close second.

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[–] The_v@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

One of my most used sites has a banner that says "Sign up for a small fee to remove the ads."

I was a confused for a second, because I had never seen one.

Tried the site with another browser with my default protection off and holy shit, so many ads. The webpage is mostly unusable because of the shear number.