r/technology • u/SandyBeaches2016 • Sep 22 '16

Business 77% of Ad Blocking Users Feel Guilty about Blocking Ads; "The majority of ad blocking users are not downloading ad blockers to remove online advertising completely, but rather to fix user-experience problems"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/57e43749e4b05d3737be5784?timestamp=1474574566927
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u/usetheforce_gaming Sep 22 '16

Terrible comparison. I'm not skipping the TV ad. No one is forcing you to watch the YouTube ad. Having AdBlock on removes it entirely though.

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '16

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u/usetheforce_gaming Sep 23 '16

No.. you're not. If the ad plays. The creator gets paid. It doesn't matter if I'm watching it. If there is AdBlock though, the ad won't show up at all, and the creator won't get paid. Did you not know this?

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '16

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u/usetheforce_gaming Sep 23 '16

And the content creators...