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minus-squareSemenaisse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up95·1 year agoI’ve tried internet without adblock and it’s almost unusable.
minus-squareDacoTaco@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 year agoYou know something is wrong if your bank’s website needs adblocking. No wonder the internet has gone to shit… Is it that bad in other countries? ( i live in a country where bank sites dont have ads )
minus-squarecapr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI live in the US. If I turn on uBlock for banking websites, they often don’t work.
minus-squareZak@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIt’s usually some analytics script, which as recent events with tax preparers have shown ought to be blocked as a security risk.
minus-squareDacoTaco@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAnalytics and my money. Ye no, those dont mix
I’ve tried internet without adblock and it’s almost unusable.
On banking websites, yes.
You know something is wrong if your bank’s website needs adblocking. No wonder the internet has gone to shit… Is it that bad in other countries? ( i live in a country where bank sites dont have ads )
I live in the US. If I turn on uBlock for banking websites, they often don’t work.
It’s usually some analytics script, which as recent events with tax preparers have shown ought to be blocked as a security risk.
Analytics and my money. Ye no, those dont mix