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by manigandham 2522 days ago
It is a fully capable platform. How it's used isn't a fault of the platform though. It seems user-agents and adblockers are applying the proper protections, just like how antivirus works on your desktop.
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But nobody whines about antivirus and begs you (and the government) to disable it, so they can sell you.
Well the difference is ads and malware are not the same thing, but they use the same vectors. The comparison would be more like removing DRM protections vs using antivirus.