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>If a large enough segment of the population uses an ad-blocker it signals a clear and direct message to site-owners and ad network's wallets that you won't put up with ads and that they won't make money from you until they come up with a different business model.

They're going to take the 'easier' route of trying to keep bypassing the blockers than changing the entire revenue model. That's why supporting websites which are founded on a non-advertising revenue model is crucial.

>It's way more effective than just leaving, emailing the webmaster, or writing an angry blog post.

What argument do you present for this?




The fact that we're talking about adblocking instead of the other countermeasures he listed.




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