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on Wednesday September 21 2016, @08:12AM
from the NOW-we-know-what-the-'Plus'-is dept.
from the NOW-we-know-what-the-'Plus'-is dept.
http://www.theverge.com/2016/9/13/12890050/adblock-plus-now-sells-ads
A story at The Verge reveals the newest plan for the company behind Adblock Plus, they are entering the ad network business. In exchange for 20% of your revenue, you can get pre-approved ads that will show to users with acceptable ads enabled. While pitched as an easier alternative to the old process of getting ads approved, the ultimate goal is the same. Now, they will get a percentage of all acceptable ads though the program. The article points out that this is one big step closer to racketeering, as they are directly taking a 6% cut. Or, as the old gangsters would say, "would you rather pay me to keep 80% of something or keep 100% of nothing?"
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(Score: 4, Insightful) by jdavidb on Wednesday September 21 2016, @05:57PM
Yes, being intrusive is annoying, but the worst thing about them is they're a massive security risk
I don't think either one of those is the worst thing about ads. I just don't want to see ads, and I will take steps to try to avoid seeing them, and I simply don't give a care about the concerns of the advertisers and their advocates. I don't want unobtrusive ads, and I would still not want to see ads even if there were no security risk at all, and even if they weren't tracking me at all.
The "worst" thing about ads is going to be subjectively different for every individual. And come to think of it, I suppose for some people, these worst things are actually the "best" things.
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