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		lelandfe on Oct 27, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ad blocking is under attack (2017) > people just mute the television while commercials are playing. If this is acceptable, then why not block ads on websites The makers of my favorite shows have already been paid. My favorite small blog has not.

rrwo on Oct 27, 2022 [–]

The people who made the shows got paid.

The commercial television network that broadcasts the shows is paid by commercials.

And TV networks don't like commercial skipping, e.g. https://www.techdirt.com/2012/05/25/tv-networks-file-legal-c...

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