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Privacy@lemmy.ml • 1 month ago

Are ad blockers the new scapegoat for website failures?

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Are ad blockers the new scapegoat for website failures?

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Privacy@lemmy.ml • 1 month ago

An anti-adblock popup blames your ad blocker for crashing the website? It's not what it seems

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Does it mean that the website cannot work without advertisement? Does it mean it can’t be shut down? Isn’t it just a way to say yourself you are not GDPR compliant?

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