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[โ€“] Scolding7300@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

And they wouldn't have done anything to combat ad blockers if they weren't becoming or are popular

[โ€“] Cqrd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 10 months ago

They've been incredibly popular for a very long time, they're only just now doing it because it's the next lowest hanging fruit on the money tree