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@floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months ago

Why It's OK to Block Ads (2015)

blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk

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Why It's OK to Block Ads (2015)

blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk

@floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months ago
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/560483

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  • @cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de
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    133•2 months ago

    It’s my network. I control what does or does not go through it.

    • FaceDeer
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      42•2 months ago

      Whenever something on my computer tries to tell me I can’t do something with it.

      • Ulrich
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        5•2 months ago

        Hmm, I was fully expecting Ron Swanson there.

        • @gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
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          6•2 months ago

          Just because I like that gif too:

          • Ulrich
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            LOL That is also appropriate but I meant the one where he chucks his computer in the garbage.

            • @Anti_Iridium@lemmy.world
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              Just because you didn’t actually share it:

              • Ulrich
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                2•2 months ago

                You are a better person than I.

    • Fuck u/spez
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      14•2 months ago

      It has never even occurred to me that it might not be okay to block ads on connections or devices that I own – or even those that I don’t, for that matter.

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