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		TallGuyShort on Aug 7, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: In five years all browsers will block Internet adv... I think if web-based advertising ever got close to being unprofitable, people would find a way around Ad Blocker really fast.

akd on Aug 7, 2009 [–]

I've already had a site (forget which one) refuse to serve up its content until I turned off ad blocking. Of course this could get into an arms race involving Flash etc. which would be horrible.

brisance on Aug 7, 2009 | [–]

Then just install a non-caching proxy like Privoxy. Works for me.

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