Ad blocking or ad filtering is a software capability for blocking or altering online advertising in a web browser, an application or a network. This may be done using browser extensions or other methods.
Because ads are annoying as fuck, slow down websites and collect all kinds of data from your browser to analyze your web browsing behavior and then sell that information to the highest bidder
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My original question was badly framed. I know what ad blockers are. I just don’t know why people use them.
Because ads are annoying as fuck, slow down websites and collect all kinds of data from your browser to analyze your web browsing behavior and then sell that information to the highest bidder
The web is literally unusable without ad blockers. Your question is like asking “why should I stop bashing my face into the wall?”