Comment on Why It's OK to Block Ads (2015)
nonentity@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Advertising needs to become as socially acceptable as smoking.
It arbitrary pollutes any environment it’s conducted in, and causes secondary harms to non-participants by incentivising insecure hoarding of private information with the intent to better target individuals.
olympicyes@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I’d personally start with billboards but instead now the billboards are screens too, not adjusted for night time to avoid distracting or blinding drivers and zero consideration for neighbors that have their backyards illuminated.