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		incarnate on Sept 19, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What we break when we fix ad blocking The poll is based around discussion of the new iOS 9 ad blocking browsers, the most popular of which aren't free (at the moment). The Verge is also no doubt trying to make the poll more divisive with this phrasing, given where their revenue comes from. http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/18/9351233/poll-ad-blocking-y...

ploxiln on Sept 19, 2015 [–]

If the best ad blocking options for iOS continue to be non-free, and grow in popularity, well that would be pretty eloquent, wouldn't it:

People will pay (a relatively small amount I guess) to see no ads on most sites.

(disclaimer: I use a free ad blocker for firefox on android)

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