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by anonymousiam 5 hours ago
It's not just a better user experience. It also addresses the security issues.

Blocking ads will also prevent malware scripts, unscrupulous information collection, and deceptive virus infection messages. I've got friends who've been infected because they believed the popup that told them their computer had a virus, and they needed to click the link to remove it.

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Blocking ads is recommended by CISA. It should really be more mainstream.

Some demographics are heavy ad blockers, 90%+.