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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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YouTube is testing server-side ad injection to counteract ad blockers (alternativeto.net)

submitted 6 months ago by Zerush@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Rolando@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I think many people see it as normal/expected.

Yes, that's it. People born in the early part of last century (my grandparent's era) only knew over-the-air TV which in the US included commercials. It was just part of reality, like billboards by the highway.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 8 points 6 months ago

The county I live in banned billboards and most outdoor advertising long ago, and it’s NICE