boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoMajority of Americans now use ad blockerswww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square205fedilinkarrow-up11.04Karrow-down17
arrow-up11.03Karrow-down1external-linkMajority of Americans now use ad blockerswww.theregister.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square205fedilink
minus-squareSolidVerse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·2 years 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-up8·2 years 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-up8·2 years 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!