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[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 37 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Blocking ads is your duty and obligation. It is my honor to make sure every cent these companies spend on it is wasted. Stay Blocking my friends.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 13 points 7 months ago

i install ublock origin on every computer i can get away with.

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Hmm, whether PPC or PPI (pay per click / impression), I don’t believe advertisers are spending anything on you. I believe it’s whoever is paying the web host who’s losing, and it’s potential revenue instead of an expenditure.

[–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago

Certain ad blockers click ads for you. Assuming these clicks aren't registered as coming from a bot (a big assumption, I know), then those clicks should count as interactions on the ads.

[–] PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz 1 points 7 months ago

True but don't forget that we probably enjoy the benefits of ad-based internet. If way more people would adblock than currently, then a lot of sites may need to resort to paywalled or whatever other type of monetisation. Happy UbO user tho.