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How I imagine life without an adblocker must be like (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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[–] 7 points 2 years ago (3 children)

If you click the ad does the company have to pay like a fraction of a cent or something for a click through? Like if I always click on the ads can I make them pay for having waisted my time if it’s only a little bit?

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    you'll enjoy a fun browser addon then! - adnauseum

    it clicks on every. single. ad both doing what you're doing, but also poisoning the data Google has on you. From their website:

    As the collected data gathered shows an omnivorous click-stream, user tracking, targeting and surveillance become futile

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    That's the idea behind the AdNauseum browser extension. "Click" on every single ad so that the data becomes worthless and the companies that are advertising have a negative return on investment. But it does mean that the ad server company gets more money.

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