@chrisbeaumont @Iffy350 I don't remember AOL ever being free to use back in 1996. Piracy is a bigger threat to this 'free internet.' Just check out the crap china pirates.
@chrisbeaumont @SkiloSP @Juan1988 Adblock is just the newest incarnation of the popup blocker. I didn't remember websites freaking out when that first came out. Each click earns you money. Old popups had viruses sometimes which is why popup blocker was a great thing. Infected websites will have malicious code that can infect your computer through the ad banners even if you don't click on them. Adblock blocks that crap! Even websites you visit that have large volumes of traffic can sometimes be infected and not even know it. I bet this site gets WAAAY more clicks then it did 17 years ago.
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