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Would you be ok if AdBlock sent an identifier to the website so the website could choose to block you if they wanted ?


Yes. But I don't think I'd run AdBlock at that point, not because I would be blocked from certain websites, but rather because that would be giving away too much information to a bunch of known liars, cheats and con men. Like I said, advertising is so close to lying, and advertisers cross the line from encouraging to lying so often, that I don't want to give that much real info away.

If I couldn't block the ads for some legal reason, I'd try to come up with a way to fake-click on ads, so as to spread disinformation about myself. The advertisers are almost certainly lying to me, so I'm going to lie to them.


Some website already dectect adblockers and at least "warn" users. I find this perfectly fine




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