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The main problem with adblocking is you never go back; they can't hope to "win back" anyone, that's absolutely hopeless.

There may be a little bit of hope in stopping the hemorrhage: making people that have not yet installed an adblocker to not do it, if they can paint the move as not really worth it. But even that is going to be very hard, so we'll see.

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Yes, I think that's true. I certainly won't remove a single ad blocker - I currently browse with 4 blockers installed (LoL). Whatever one of them doesn't block, another one usually will.

I've previously advocated for a different kind of reform. I want advertisers to start paying web users directly. Then web users can reward publishers with their traffic. It's not a perfect solution because it probably means that web users will still see advertising, but at least they would be somewhat compensated for it.

Which adblockers would you recommend using?

Not the person you're asking but I'm using ghostery, abp and umatrix and between them they seem to do a pretty good job of improving my web browsing experience. umatrix takes a bit of getting used to but is very powerful.

I am also using Ghostery and found it really good. I was curious to know if the web experience it provided could be even improved. Thanks for the tips!

What is interesting is that Ghostery works with the advertising companies. They sell the license to use the AdChoices Icon you see in banner ads.

I use AdBlock, Ghostery, Disconnect and Privacy Badger. If you're not using any, I would recommend starting with AdBlock or Disconnect.

I currently use Ghostery, but I'll check these other ones, thanks!

ublock origin is a faster smaller abp substitute

uBlock Origin is the best by far, does the job of AdBlock + Ghostery perfectly.

Thanks, I didn't know about uBlock Origin.

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