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by jacobwcarlson 3716 days ago
> https://blog.pagefair.com/2015/ad-blocking-report/

Can anyone shed light on the relatively widespread adoption of ad blocking software in Poland and Greece? A cursory search doesn't indicate any particular bandwidth or cost constraints.

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My guess is TV rights. All of the streaming sites have a very heavy ad-load, and are nigh-unusable without an ad-blocker. Poland and Greece probably aren't particularly profitable markets, so translations/releases may be delayed, creating demand for the streaming services and as a consequence pushing up ad-blocking.