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by Niglodonicus 1795 days ago
Imagine how low it would be if all internet users actually employed ad-blocking of some sort. Honestly remarkable how many people, faced with the prospect of sitting through extremely annoying video ads, or having their search results and webpages cluttered with useless ads, do nothing instead of spending one minute to install the appropriate blocker. Obviously not everyone is aware these exist, but you would think their curiosity would lead them to find out once they get fed up with having their time wasted by having their activities interrupted constantly and having manure shoved down their throat.
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In the USA, adblocking penetration has been rising for years, but looks to be plateauing; this estimate says that a bit over a quarter of all internet users block advertising on their connected devices: https://www.statista.com/statistics/804008/ad-blocking-reach...