@boem to TechnologyEnglish • 3 months agoMajority of Americans now use ad blockerswww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square280arrow-up11.2Karrow-down18cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up11.19Karrow-down1external-linkMajority of Americans now use ad blockerswww.theregister.com@boem to TechnologyEnglish • 3 months agomessage-square280cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-square@SolidVerselinkEnglish32•3 months 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•3 months 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.
minus-square@A_Random_IdiotlinkEnglish8•3 months agooverlooking the biggest issue, the malware/virus ads.
It’s a necessity. The internet really is unusable without it. Pop-up ads, long unskippable video ads, annoying shovelware scam ads, etc etc.
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.
overlooking the biggest issue, the malware/virus ads.
True!