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andunie • today at 1:10 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

Do ad blockers protect against this?


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Lio • today at 1:16 PM

> Reuters has reported that billions of dollars’ worth of Meta’s ad revenue comes from ads for scams, illegal gambling, pornography and other banned content. In the US, ICE and other government agencies have bought software that uses ad tech data to track people’s movements.

I don't know if an ad blocker protects against Discover-Tech’s Controlium but in general you'd be a fool to allow ads in your browser in at this point. The ad industry is pretty shady all round.

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c16 • today at 1:34 PM

On web, likely. If it's in app mobile then no. Run a DNS ad blocker.

chunkyslink • today at 1:25 PM

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