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Theoretical question (loosely related) if it is ethical to remove adverts from "free" websites is it ethical for those websites to ban ABP users from the site?

How far does that argument go?

(I am not sure my position on it TBH, thought I would throw it out to you lot).



I'd say "yes" to both questions. I should have control of my computer and how it displays data, and you should have control over whom you send that data to.

Everything else is a cost/benefit analysis.


Sure, they pay the bandwidth bill, after all. I don't see any ethical issues with them banning users for whatever reason they want.




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