Mozilla Jetpack and the Battle For the Web

snydeq writes "Mozilla Jetpack makes it so easy to filter, modify, and mash up pages that it might end up pitting developers and users against content producers in a battle for the Web, writes Fatal Exception's Neil McAllister. By allowing users to modify the behavior, presentation, and output of Web apps and pages to their liking, Jetpack gives users the ability to 'patch the server, in a sense,' McAllister writes, bringing us one step closer to a more democratic Web. Good news for developers and users; not so good for SaaS providers and media companies that have a vested interest in controlling the function, presentation, and distribution of Web-based content and apps. In other words, as Jetpack produces fruit, expect more producers to call for 'guardrails for the Internet.'"

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Ad blocking is stealing

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"It's another way for people who want something for nothing to remove ads"

And they say they don't like flashing ads and stuff, that's why they remove it with adblocker.

That's stealing. If you don't like the ads on a site then don't visit the site. If enough people do this then companies will change their ad model when they realize it drives away visitors.

So people shouldn't rationalize their stealing by saying it's their right to remove ads and view others' content without them.

The ethical way is to stop going there, not stealing.