boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoMajority of Americans now use ad blockerswww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square206fedilinkarrow-up11.04Karrow-down17
arrow-up11.03Karrow-down1external-linkMajority of Americans now use ad blockerswww.theregister.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square206fedilink
minus-squareSolidVerse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·8 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-squarejayandp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 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-squareA_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 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!