Post AF8LBST9CnhdXknLTk by calculsoberic@mstdn.social
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(DIR) Post #A2pfNhKFtUhiEuYEu8 by schratze@todon.nl
2021-01-02T15:33:12Z
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Installing an adblocker is the gateway drug into anti-consumerism, which is in turn the gateway drug into anti-capitalism. Tell all your friends how to install adblockers.
(DIR) Post #A2pkKg7ER6MVO9q5Y0 by georgia@netzsphaere.xyz
2021-01-02T17:16:24.442760Z
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@schratze i'm surprised they aren't illegal
(DIR) Post #A2pkTv7k0OEgXfU5OS by redneonglow@neckbeard.xyz
2021-01-02T17:18:04.591341Z
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@georgia @schratze don't give them any ideas
(DIR) Post #A6Vfk9EN4oRXKZPmq0 by doktorzhivago@liberdon.com
2021-04-22T16:20:59Z
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@schratze you mean "anti-crony-capitalism"
(DIR) Post #A6VlBxasR50J7P1Ufo by StarAStar@galacticpatrol.masto.host
2021-04-22T17:21:55Z
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@schratze the gateway drug into “sovereignism”
(DIR) Post #A6VlEh7g8Aeuu4fZlQ by schratze@todon.nl
2021-04-22T17:22:24Z
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@StarAStar what?
(DIR) Post #A6c4CyiYo4G6yHZk9Y by Camel@lor.sh
2021-04-22T18:55:55Z
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@schratzeAdblockers are immoral.
(DIR) Post #A6c4Cz6fMRXcB2qzj6 by schratze@todon.nl
2021-04-22T19:34:09Z
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@Camel explain
(DIR) Post #A6c4CzVpqrfrR6d5xQ by Camel@lor.sh
2021-04-24T07:59:19Z
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@schratzeIt breaks contract of content owner and content consumer, 'I give you content - you watch advertising'.
(DIR) Post #A6c4CzssTC6caZPUsC by schratze@todon.nl
2021-04-24T08:04:59Z
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@Camel I have never signed such a contact
(DIR) Post #A6c4D0GH4Coxl8MBLE by Camel@lor.sh
2021-04-24T09:02:56Z
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@schratzeIt's a public offer.
(DIR) Post #A6c4D0cFkUOyrIdjbE by schratze@todon.nl
2021-04-24T09:12:13Z
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@Camel as are adblockers
(DIR) Post #A6c4D0zeLV7K1raQ4G by Camel@lor.sh
2021-04-24T16:02:16Z
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@schratzeNo, they aren't. Calling adblockers a public offer is like calling shoplifting a public offer.
(DIR) Post #A6c4D1Ld1mhL81ryKG by schratze@todon.nl
2021-04-24T16:04:19Z
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@Camel how am I stealing anything by using an adblocker?
(DIR) Post #A6c4D1hFjNzmD5zF20 by Camel@lor.sh
2021-04-24T16:08:06Z
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@schratzeYou're stealing your attention that you must pay to an advertising. Advertising is a way of converting attention into money.
(DIR) Post #A6c4D23wN28xLSbMOW by schratze@todon.nl
2021-04-24T16:11:20Z
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@Camel simply not giving a thing is not stealing it.There are only very few services where you're forced to watch an ad before accessing the service/content. Mostly it's just interspersed with ad breaks here and there. And there is no proof that advertising actualy works. At best, it's a very indirect and unreliable way of turning attention into money.
(DIR) Post #A6c4D2S2vPQSYDsby4 by Camel@lor.sh
2021-04-24T16:19:03Z
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@schratze'Simply not giving $ is not stealing' — shoplifters slogan.If public offer is 'content in exchange of advertising' then not watching advertising is stealing, because you break your part of the contract.
(DIR) Post #A6c4D2oNaNI3fUKRmK by T045T@scl.zmb.cm
2021-04-25T18:23:16Z
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@Camel @schratze I get where you're coming from, in a way. If I'm not watching an ad, and a creator is paid by number of ad views, that's directly hurting them, I guess.But consider: Without an ad blocker, the TV I've already paid $800 for would show me ads every chance it gets (like, the "Smart TV" OS itself, before I even select an HDMI input or app). This was added via a firmware update after I bought it, without asking consent. Is the adblocker immoral in that situation?
(DIR) Post #A6c8Q4U54tIqR9Il2e by Segebodo@chaos.social
2021-04-25T19:10:30Z
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@T045T @Camel @schratze In theory you're right aboug some kind of contract. But in practise the contract is made by the platform not the content crator and the ratio of attention to money and the amount of money that doesn't end up at the content creators are just so f*cked that it's (usually) not worth watching the ads.Matthias Wandel: "Just use an ad blocker, and thanks!" (starting to talk about ads at ⅓ of the video)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEMb4yc3t3M
(DIR) Post #ABtqwo1aXXgJOD1Aga by charlag@birb.site
2021-09-30T21:27:46Z
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@dumpsterqueer @June @schratze ublock origin removes yt and Spotify ads, idk hoe people live without it
(DIR) Post #ABtr7c6jBhtXcAZjiS by kat@glaceon.social
2021-04-25T13:18:37Z
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@Camel @schratze when are you going to send me money for the attention you stole with this bad opinion
(DIR) Post #ABtrAuSlOojbPaSDNw by antifuchs@weirder.earth
2021-01-02T17:31:46Z
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@schratze adblockers are killing the online surveillance industry! And it’s fun
(DIR) Post #ABtrAuvTg3heqdt98q by abloo@fedi.absturztau.be
2021-09-30T21:40:48.688066Z
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@antifuchs @schratze They are also a very good tool to protect yourself from scams and malware
(DIR) Post #ABts0r9Ixu20Bz7ek4 by abloo@fedi.absturztau.be
2021-09-30T21:50:13.019287Z
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@antifuchs @schratze Even if you think that "stealing" is worse than the benefit you get from being able to block arbitrary elements, there are adblockers that will allow some ads to go throughhttps://help.getadblock.com/support/solutions/articles/6000092027-about-the-acceptable-ads-program-and-non-intrusive-adshttps://adblockplus.org/acceptable-adsIn the same vein, I'm genuinely curious about what you think of extensions like NoScript. is it immoral to disable javascript to run on your browser because ads will get caught in the crossfire?
(DIR) Post #ABu3hmcklQ7U6dZJ4a by gabsimon@mastodon.com.br
2021-09-30T23:16:07Z
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@Camel @schratze ads are immoral.
(DIR) Post #ABvTGTEDYoqU6BgmCu by flamingkeys@fosstodon.org
2021-10-01T16:22:20Z
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@schratze ublock origin rules that kingdom, second to none.
(DIR) Post #ABxb58gbKP7CuKRfd2 by theotheroracle@tech.lgbt
2021-10-02T16:59:20Z
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@flamingkeys @schratze adnauseum is pretty cool
(DIR) Post #AF8Kzb5JLauamyzQmW by calculsoberic@mstdn.social
2022-01-05T14:57:09Z
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@schratze I've been using uBlock Origin for awhile and I don't see ads ANYWHERE not even on youtube
(DIR) Post #AF8L3jW5wIRm6BUR4S by mario@contrapointsfan.club
2022-01-05T14:57:56.053629Z
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@Camel @schratze AdNauseam is moral tho
(DIR) Post #AF8L3nZmqVmEgnFRNg by calculsoberic@mstdn.social
2022-01-05T14:57:53Z
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@schratze that plus Decentraleyes, that might be a part of it too
(DIR) Post #AF8LBST9CnhdXknLTk by calculsoberic@mstdn.social
2022-01-05T14:58:55Z
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@schratze and if you really want to go hardcore, install NoScript. But that will break the functionality of some sites. 😆
(DIR) Post #AF8XxbMCf7EWSWGmkS by LunaDragofelis@embracing.space
2022-01-05T15:09:46Z
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@abloo @schratze @antifuchs it's MY browser on MY computer and *I* decide what runs on it and is shown on its screen. :blobcatreeeeeee:
(DIR) Post #AGJ5xMns3ALo9sUt3Q by caffeine@chaos.social
2021-09-30T22:18:15Z
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@Camel @schratze Advertising is immoral.The idea of pushing information by throwing money at it is immoral. It is a form of corruption. Valuable information flows by itself, without sponsors, ads, product placements and all the other alternative forms of shitting-in-your-head.
(DIR) Post #AJ65W3c3JHGKCwv6R6 by adamasnemesis@social.adamasnemesis.com
2022-05-04T04:22:40Z
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@schratze Yes...
(DIR) Post #AJ6LrCB0GQCQ7EMxgO by anedroid@mstdn.social
2022-05-04T07:25:46Z
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@calculsoberic @schratze See also:- https://invidious.io- https://freetubeapp.io- https://f-droid.org/pl/packages/org.schabi.newpipe- https://codeberg.org/LibRedirect/libredirect
(DIR) Post #AJ6LzmR1L97IsxxGVc by anedroid@mstdn.social
2022-05-04T07:27:11Z
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@calculsoberic @schratze See also:- https://invidious.io- https://freetubeapp.io- https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.schabi.newpipe- https://codeberg.org/LibRedirect/libredirect
(DIR) Post #AJ6Z9b2nqN5drGddfE by calculsoberic@mstdn.social
2022-05-04T09:54:16Z
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@anedroidAh thanks, yes I know Invidious and I also have NewPipe. The only thing is that I notice some invidious instances are blocked in some places; does this happen to anyone else?@schratze
(DIR) Post #AJ6dafVrjjWfLxOeeW by anedroid@mstdn.social
2022-05-04T10:44:31Z
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@calculsoberic @schratze vid.puffyan.us seems stable for me.
(DIR) Post #AxVeYUajj2APLeEeqO by bhawthorne@infosec.exchange
2023-10-16T13:45:05Z
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@Camel @schratze How do you know that is the public offer? If their site allows me to see the content without seeing ads, then that is their public offer. If they won’t let me see their site without ads, then I don’t want to see their site. How is this hard to understand?