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I cannot understand how some people are living with this. It is unbearable

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[-] Jamie@jamie.moe 28 points 1 year ago

I use adnauseum on my computer so it blocks the ads, but also sends a request simulating a click to the ad network. Based on average CPM, I've cost advertisers like $300 so far.

[-] Nightsoul@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago
[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Yep. The developer recommends to run it in stead of rather than alongside uBlock Origin, though, which is a dealbreaker for me ๐Ÿคท

[-] Knuschberkeks@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago

Interesting. But wouldn't that still decrease my privacy? Advertisers still won't know which ads I'm interested in, but they will know what sites I visit and can still build a profile from that data.

[-] fushuan@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Some people care more about fucking advertisers than privacy, as long as they don't have to suffer through the ads themselves. But yeah, blocking is more private than fake clicking.

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