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"i am shocked at how many people don't have an actively hostile relationship with advertising" (infosec.pub)
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[–] XLE@piefed.social 8 points 3 days ago

I have older family members that have started muting TV ads, and occasionally ask for help when the ad blocker doesn't work. They aren't all that tech literate, but even they would probably wonder how anybody deals with the ad-full, unfiltered Net.