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Uh the safest thing you can do for your PC is an ad-blocker. Advertising companies don't even pretend to not put malware up as legitimate ads.
It isn't an ethical concern and hasn't been since the 90s. It is a security concern to allow ads as an attack vector.
What a great argument! You didn't even read the first sentence...
You'll have to explain to me how not compensating someone for their work has been ethical since the 90s.
https://www.statista.com/chart/29626/ads-blocked-removed-by-google-by-enforced-policy/
Were they removed? Yes. Did they show up prior to removal to real human beings? Also yes.
https://www.comparitech.com/blog/information-security/malvertising-statistics/
Cool story bro but you clearly still didn't even read the first sentence of what I wrote.
I don't give a shit how they get paid because the method they chose violates my personal safety.
I'm done arguing with an obvious troll.
Yes and that's precisely the point. You can make the decision not to pay and there are good reasons to do so (I do so too) but you must recognise that someone is still not getting paid for their work.