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> If I mute the TV and go to the bathroom while the commercials play, am I stealing? If I read a magazine and flip past the ads, am I stealing? If I change the channel on the radio on a commercial break, am I stealing?

I think everyone can agree that adblockers go far beyond these examples you listed. Adblockers are an automated, shareable process.

> But never before has a media existed where someone could force you to look at advertising against your will.

Last time I checked nothing is stopping you from muting your computer and going to the bathroom during ads. Like I said, you just want your cake and eat it too. If you block ads on my website and I detect it, It's fully within my rights to blacklist you for stealing.




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