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Story: Online ad-blocking attacked
Posted by: Chris Davis (Friday 24 June 2005, 12:38 AM)
Advertising is beyond the point of ridiculous these days. You are not able to escape sights and sounds, sometimes subtle, sometimes in your face. If I had the time to cut holes in my newspaper to filter out the ads, if there were a way I would. I would be in favor of pushing all the ads to one section. People do in fact buy newspapers for the ads. Why is the Sunday paper bought more than weekday edition? - ADS. people love to shop and buy things -- and they will -- but I don't see how it is ANY right of an advertiser to tell me how I can filter content that I choose to view. I pay high enough rates for cable tv and high speed internet -- I don't think I should have to suffer through so much garbage -- and that is EXACTLY why I don't feel bad using ADBLOCK and the mute button on the remote (too cheap to get a DVR) and have to agree with many of the previous comments
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Story: Online ad-blocking attacked
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The Internet is not a medium to h... PRAVEEN DALAL -
If the advertisers did not seek to prevent us read... Anonymous
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I watch DVDs rather than TV to avoid the adve... OffBeatMammal -
As nobody is forcing me to use ad-blocking, which... Anonymous
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I have to access the internet via GPRS throug... Mark, UK
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I don't mind ads -- as long as they are not OBNOXI... Jon Cverna
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Internet ads cost the reader a lot in paying for t... M. Gorman
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Jon is right.
I personally also don't mind ads if... Jerm
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" the 25c newspaper would cost $5," - but in a 25c... Anonymous
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Internet advertisers can kiiss my ass. I pay for... Heywood Jablowme
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I agree with the article in the most part - p... Matt
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I don't mind the sidebar or banner ads l... David Wright -
Advertising is beyond the point of ridiculous thes... Chris Davis -
Ah, it's the usual cry from businesses which wish... Marcus Brodeur
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Baloney! My newspaper ads do not 1) steal CPU cycl... Steve Jones
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