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Saying that using an adblocker is immoral is no different than saying that it is immoral to switch the TV channel in a commercial break (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by ThreeHopsAhead@lemmy.ml to c/privacyguides@lemmy.ml

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just that the TV commercial looks back at you through the TV and the TV follows you around everywhere, wherever you go, whatever you do, taking note of everything to get to know every single detail about you, every interest, every prejudice, every weakness of yours, to get to know you like no person, no matter how close to you does, like not even yourself do to use that information to influence you most effectively to the TV channel's and the advertiser's advantage, to manipulate you, to sell this information about you to other companies like insurances who use the power that this knowledge provides over you to extract every last cent of money from you, to sell you.

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[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

I am quite immoral and I have no scruples about cutting any of the ads and trackers from any page, because they are invading my privacy, which is a basic right, and they also steal the bandwidth I am paying for with their ads. There are other ways to create profits on the net, without these methods that I consider criminal and only because it is easier for companies, the only reason why this surveillance advertising system exists, which in real life we would not tolerate for a second.