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Majority of Americans now use ad blockers (www.theregister.com)
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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Because then it can bypass your ad-blocking DNS

DNS over HTTPS was a great idea for privacy if left in your hands, but immediately ran into the reality of intrusive advertising