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throwaway2048 on June 9, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Be Careful Celebrating Google’s New Ad Blocker

Google contributor (their implementation of this idea) only kicks in if ad sellers don't outbid you for that slot.

Its a hopelessly google-myopic idea.

vinceguidry on June 9, 2017 | [–]

Well, if I can install a secondary ad-blocker to block those ads, I'd be fine with it. The market will eventually settle around a standard rate for a piece of content and then the world can finally know the real price for ads without all the perverse incentives.

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