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Seriously, why aren't most people using adblock these days (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 6 months ago (1 children)

https://www.ghostery.com/blog/privacy-report-advertisers-and-adblockers

Straight from the source.

And a funny quote I found from Cory Doctorow a year ago: "One in four web users has installed a blocker, making it (in the words of Doc Searls) the largest consumer boycott in history".

All sorts of people are fed up with this shit.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago (2 children)

That, and the spam texts and calls. I hit the wall with this last night, and finally got a call/text screening app. fuck that noise.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I just don't even answer my phone anymore unless I recognize the number. It's exhausting.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I was spending way too much time blocking numbers. I legit got 3-4 calls a day and about the same for texts. It seems to go in spurts though

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I've noticed that spurts thing too. I'm a sole proprietor so I also get endless business loan text spam. Those also seem to go in spurts for some reason. One week I'll get two a day and then nothing for the next couple weeks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

If you're on Android, checkout Yet Another Call Blocker. Works great, I've used it for 10 years now.