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0 pointsxigoi2y ago0 comments

Many websites don't have ads, and I'd be happy if all others disappeared.

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Ok but you’re not the only person on the internet. Other people have different preferences, and in fact some even enjoy personalized ads. Nobody is forcing you to look at ads on the internet, so why is it fair to force others to not look at ads on the internet?

xigoiOP2y ago

If some people like being spied on and some don't, why would you oppose the legislation that websites should let people choose for themselves if they want to be spied on?

mcv2y ago

The solution is obvious: make personalised ads and ad profiles opt-in. Those who want them can choose to give up their privacy and eye-ball capacity, while the rest of can be free from those intrusions.

thfuran2y ago

And I’m sure that some people like being paid sub-livable wages in company scrip. But that the preference exists doesn’t mean it’s in society’s best interest to let those people get what they want.

RestlessMind2y ago

Can you please share the list of websites you use which don't serve ads? Would love to see an internet experience without ads and without stealing the content via adblockers.

xigoiOP2y ago

It's not possible to provide an exhaustive list, but for example:

* Hacker News (has promoted content, but without tracking) * Lobste.rs * Wikipedia * Mastodon * Project Euler * Notabug.org * Lingva Translate * Documentation for numerous FOSS projects * Various personal blogs

Honestly, it's hard for me to find websites that I regularly voluntarily use and do contain ads.

RestlessMind2y ago

What do you use for - search, emails, online shopping, news (you mentioned HN but links submitted on HN have ads on them, unless you read only the HN comments)

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chroma2y ago

xigoiOP2y ago

If some people like being spied on and some don't, why would you oppose the legislation that websites should let people choose for themselves if they want to be spied on?

mcv2y ago

thfuran2y ago

RestlessMind2y ago

Can you please share the list of websites you use which don't serve ads? Would love to see an internet experience without ads and without stealing the content via adblockers.

xigoiOP2y ago

It's not possible to provide an exhaustive list, but for example:

Honestly, it's hard for me to find websites that I regularly voluntarily use and do contain ads.

RestlessMind2y ago

What do you use for - search, emails, online shopping, news (you mentioned HN but links submitted on HN have ads on them, unless you read only the HN comments)

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