boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoMajority of Americans now use ad blockerswww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square108fedilinkarrow-up1878arrow-down16cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1872arrow-down1external-linkMajority of Americans now use ad blockerswww.theregister.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square108fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareSolidVerse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·1 year 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-up8·1 year agooverlooking the biggest issue, the malware/virus ads.
minus-squarejayandp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year 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.