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		How Facebook generated $709M from adblock users (pagefair.com)
		9 points by fishtopher on Nov 2, 2017 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

agentofoblivion on Nov 3, 2017 [–]

So Facebook figured out how to cram ads down the throats of people that took specific action to avoid them. Why on earth would advetisers pay to display ads to this group of people? The only group that benefits is Facebook.

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