Sorry … but I’d rather skip your website than disable my Ad Blocker.
@HamonWry I say that out loud every time I'm presented with the choice.
@HamonWry I recommend using a Javascript toggle browser extension. It will make that anti-adblock popup go away so you can read the article it's covering up
@BenGleason @HamonWry although some have found ways around this, such as dynamically loading the article. Obvs in this case leaving is the best way to go because what the fuck

@HamonWry the web has always suffered from the free as in beer notion, but the odd thing is, the actual facts are that you could not use ad blockers on newspapers or magazines, because those published their ads themselves. That works for any site.

In other words, they were businesses, that realized that their revenue depended on ads at least in part, therefore it was a cost of doing business.

We run a website with zero ads because we offer users a valuable service that we spend a lot making.

@HamonWry @thatkruegergirl I want something automated that will blacklist any website that brings up that modal. I just want them blocked forever.
@HamonWry I actually don't even have an adblocker, just some tools that help protect my privacy...
@HamonWry I have lost count of the number of websites that have lost the pleasure of my company.
@HamonWry I’ve started using Safari a bit more recently, and have noticed that several sites have asked me to disable my ad blocker while using it. I don’t actually have a 3rd party ad blocker installed, which is making me feel a little better about using it more.
@HamonWry @hyperzonk Ain't gonna disable my blockers!
@HamonWry “always use reader mode on this website” is why I stick with Safari
@HamonWry that is how I feel about submitting my email for a trial subscription. I guess I just won’t read your article.
@HamonWry Disabling my ad-blocker takes like six clicks. Closing the webpage takes one.

@HamonWry

Surveillance Capitalism has turned into Coercive Capitalism.

It's so 1984. George Orwell knew.

@HamonWry Goodbye youtube.
@alanxoc3 @HamonWry ... Hello https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp (I think it even works on Twitter videos).
GitHub - yt-dlp/yt-dlp: A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader

A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader - yt-dlp/yt-dlp

GitHub
@severtz @HamonWry Been using yt-dlp for years. It's fun seeing it occasionally not work due to the algorithm change, then it magically works again by updating it.
@HamonWry Malvertising is the first reason not to turn off the ad blocker. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malvertising
Malvertising - Wikipedia

@HamonWry @courtcan Also, if the ads weren’t so goddamn obtrusive, we wouldn’t need ad blockers in the first place!

@HamonWry yes! And we're not alone. I ran a poll to reinforce our shared perspective:

https://mas.to/@markwyner/110708361055590237

Mark Wyner Won’t Comply :vm: (@[email protected])

When you visit a website and see a giant modal telling you to disable your ad blocker, what do you do? #AdBlocker #Privacy #Tracking #PersonalData #InfoSec #InformationSecurity [ ] Disable your ad blocker [ ] Leave immediately [ ] Try to hack your way through to the content [ ] Use an alternate junk browser

mas.to
@HamonWry what site was this in reference to

@wander @HamonWry
Too many to count.

Though recently TVTropes added it as well.

@HamonWry Sorry … but I’d rather mute you than see another generated picture.
@HamonWry I understand the need to cover costs. But not through advertising. If I could simply agree to a micro payment for each such article, I would do so.