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> I'm also convinced that they haven't thought it through very far. The type of user who wants ads blocked is highly unlikely to click on one, and has been done a great disservice if forced to view the ad.

No, they thought further than you. If they don't punish adblocking, they risk that eventually it becomes default in browsers, and then no one will see ads, not even those who would click on them.




Adblockers will become the default and sites that punish users will disappear.


I hope so, but I fear it's just a pipe dream. There's too much money involved.




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