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Old March 19th 19, 04:10 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.computer.workshop
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In article , Mayayana
wrote:

If even 1/3 of people did something as simple as
using a minimal HOSTS file, the whole targetted ad
system would collapse. If people routinely blocked
3rd-party files and unnecessary script that would
make it nearly impossible for the system to work
at all. But people can't be bothered.


it hasn't collapsed yet:

https://marketingland.com/survey-sho...ge-40-percent-
laptops-15-percent-mobile-216324
Survey shows US ad-blocking usage is 40 percent on laptops, 15
percent on mobile.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/351862/adblocking-usage/
The graph shows data on adblocking penetration rate in selected
countries worldwide as of February 2018. During the survey, 33
percent of respondents from Germany stated they currently used
software that allowed them to block ads on the internet.

except that if the ad system did collapse, you'd have to pay for
content, which the second link requires, and you'd complain about that
instead.
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