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MichaelCollins on Oct 19, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Brave browser now blocks cookie banners

Adblocking is theft? No, advertising is psychological assault. Blocking ads is self defense.

Do you have a company that depends on advertising? I hope it fails. I use firefox btw, and I block all ads.

angryasian on Oct 20, 2022 [–]

ad blocking is fundamentally fine. Brave's entire business model is around stealing from content creators.

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