AdBlock plus - morally wrong and as bad as piracy?
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Most of this was written a year ago and I've finally posted it. So I'll get straight to the point - I object to browser plugins such as Adblock Plus ... the web is free because it's sponsored by adverts. Taking a single minded selfish approach and blocking adverts on sites where you're not paying to view content that has been put together by other people is not only inconsiderate but since you're tearing away the author's revenue source it should be considered along the same lines as music/film/software piracy. And yes, I really do feel that strongly about it. Most people don't.
However, my opinion expressed in the introductory paragraph is purely related to unobtrusive adverts. There are several types of adverts where they really should be stopped:
Flash adverts. They waste my computer's resources, don't work on all devices, and don't work if you have Fl