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Comment on Apple iOS 9 Ad-Blocking Explained (And Why It's a Bad Move)

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I can not sympathise with sites like this in the slightest. This is what that article looks like when loading it on iPhone: https://mobile.twitter.com/markonen/status/61150269670988595...

Frankly, web advertising is largely mimicking the "shock" (loud voice over and flashing graphics) that became more common in Australia and I imagine elsewhere as I was growing up. For reference: https://youtube.com/watch?v=2Ko6BC7Vl8Q&t=2m18s

I understand businesses need to make money but the ad-blocking industry only exists because ads are becoming more and more invasive both in terms of user privacy (tracking you across the web) and in terms of screen real estate - often making the article much harder to read.

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