Guide:Blocking ads: Difference between revisions

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Adblocking is the act of choosing what content is displayed to you, and it's associated code executed, when using internet and consuming content, most commonly taking form of blocking ads and trackers which follow you across the web and sell your personal information to the highest bidder.<br>

=Wait, isn't this hurting content creators?=

Fundamental premise of such questions is that good or useful content would not exist unless it is commercially motivated. We fundamentally reject this idea. Have you seen Wikipedia?

We believe that culture is and should be free (as in freedom), and the only real way to control information is to not disclose it. If you have made content publicly accessible on the web, then the content if freely accessible, and you don't get to decide how it is displayed by the reader.<br>

Imagine if magazine publishers made their products available for free, but then tried to prevent you from tearing out the full page ads because it hurts their bottom line. Then imagine if those same magazines came with little cameras spying on you and with embedded GPS trackers, and you'd have the basic idea of what is being suggested here.<br>