#ad-blocking

#ad-blocking

I thought smart TVs would make my life easier. What I got instead was endless frustration. My four Roku TCL Smart TVs crawled through menus, took forever to load apps, and bombarded me with ads at every turn. I was thinking about replacing them when I tried something different: blocking ads through my router. This simple change made my TVs run faster than they had since the day I bought them.

Privacy Badger is already used by millions to fight online surveillance and take back control of their data. Why Should Organizations Install Privacy Badger on Managed Devices? Protect People from Online Surveillance Most websites contain hidden trackers that let advertisers, data brokers, and Big Tech companies monitor people's browsing activity. This surveillance has serious consequences : it fuels scams , government spying , predatory advertising , and surveillance pricing .

The ruling says that the appeals court erred when it determined that the use of ad blocking software does not infringe on a copyright holder's exclusive right to modify a computer program.

The tech used to serve me ads was also enabling companies to track me, market to me, and sell my data without my consent.

Ads have become ubiquitous in our lives, so much so that even in fictional narratives, like Black Mirror, there's an exploration of our subconscious interactions with them.