> Morally speaking, content creators I consume deserve income from my visit, as long as my privacy is preserved.
For me, tracking is not my primary concern with ads: I use an ad blocker as an accessibility tool to allow me to even exist on the internet at all. I have ADHD. Nearly all content on the internet is flanked by ads that make it impossible for me to actually read or watch it—they're intentionally distracting enough to draw the eye of a neurotypical person, and it's hopeless for me.
I dread a world where even Mozilla embraces advertising and the false idea that the only thing to solve is privacy. Ads are a problem for many, many reasons, and we need to find alternative answers for funding.
For me, tracking is not my primary concern with ads: I use an ad blocker as an accessibility tool to allow me to even exist on the internet at all. I have ADHD. Nearly all content on the internet is flanked by ads that make it impossible for me to actually read or watch it—they're intentionally distracting enough to draw the eye of a neurotypical person, and it's hopeless for me.
I dread a world where even Mozilla embraces advertising and the false idea that the only thing to solve is privacy. Ads are a problem for many, many reasons, and we need to find alternative answers for funding.