boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoMajority of Americans now use ad blockerswww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square280fedilinkarrow-up11.19Karrow-down18cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.ml
arrow-up11.18Karrow-down1external-linkMajority of Americans now use ad blockerswww.theregister.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square280fedilinkcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.ml
minus-squareSolidVerse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·8 months agoIt’s a necessity. The internet really is unusable without it. Pop-up ads, long unskippable video ads, annoying shovelware scam ads, etc etc.
minus-squareA_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 months agooverlooking the biggest issue, the malware/virus ads.
minus-squarejayandp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 months agoJust trying to read the news on my phone kills its battery because of all the ads and crap. I’m just reading, why is my phone’s battery draining like water? Hence Ad blocker is mandatory.
It’s a necessity. The internet really is unusable without it. Pop-up ads, long unskippable video ads, annoying shovelware scam ads, etc etc.
overlooking the biggest issue, the malware/virus ads.
True!
Just trying to read the news on my phone kills its battery because of all the ads and crap. I’m just reading, why is my phone’s battery draining like water? Hence Ad blocker is mandatory.