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		QAPereo on Sept 10, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google will punish sites that use annoying pop-up ... It doesn't matter, ad blocking is here to stay and expand, and it's a ticking clock on this nonsense. How many HN users ever see an ad at this point?

zeep on Sept 10, 2017 [–]

If some people get it their way and the web becomes like a binary blob, it might become harder to block ads across the board.

QAPereo on Sept 10, 2017 | [–]

That is a terrifying proposition, but it might also be the required impetus for an alternative to the web actually taking off, and eventually, over.

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