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chgs on July 13, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Bypassing Google's big anti-adblock update

Almost all content I consume is not funded by adverts, it’s funded by passion or subscription or donation.

Adverts have no positive effects for anyone other than the advertising firm. They cost the viewer more than the provide the advertiser

tonyhb on July 13, 2025 | [–]

if they’re not funded by adverts then you don’t need an ad blocker, right?

chgs on July 13, 2025 | [–]

bbc news is full of tracking despite not showing adverts.

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