[alpaca128]

There are enough alternative symbols that aren't obviously misleading. For example nowadays we often get the ellipsis as button symbol for "do something with this element". But this? This is doing exactly what shady "you're the 100,000th visitor, you get a free iPhone" online ads have been doing by punching you in the face as reward for clicking on the X button.

Just use an ad blocker. Ads aren't worth a click each to get rid of.

> for many users who don't mind seeing the ads this is additional information/noise.

Ads are additional noise, so those users wouldn't mind it.

[wruza]

Feels like you’re just easily triggered by it for some reason and making up arguments. Assuming not the first time on the internet, are you really surprised by x button on ads not doing it right away? Three dots are usually used to modify/report the ads tile. Their x button is crystal clear here, you’re just dissatisfied with the results.

This is doing exactly what shady "you're the 100,000th visitor, you get a free iPhone" online ads have been doing

How is that even related?

by punching you in the face as reward for clicking on the X button

“They literally attacked me by asking for a payment for an obviously extra option”

Ads aren't worth a click each to get rid of.

Pretty sure that once you pay, all ads go away, not only the ones you clicked x on.

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I can’t agree on anything here except for using an adblocker. It’s the best “augmentation” software humanity ever invented.