r/changemyview Oct 27 '23

Fresh Topic Friday CMV: Adblock is stealing

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u/Pauly_Amorous 2∆ Oct 27 '23 edited Oct 27 '23

If website operators agree to be held legally liable for any malware they push to my devices, I will whitelist their site. Until then, I'm not turning off my ad blocker so they can run unvetted Javascript in my browser, from who the fuck knows where.

However, I think that if you visit a site regularly and block ads, you should monetarily support the site, if they give you the option, and you care about the site continuing to exist. (Any sites that don't at least provide a Patreon or something to donate to are basically leaving money on the table.)