diff --git a/content/notes/in-defense-of-content-blocking.md b/content/notes/in-defense-of-content-blocking.md index 7286213..aed6a2f 100644 --- a/content/notes/in-defense-of-content-blocking.md +++ b/content/notes/in-defense-of-content-blocking.md @@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ Businesses are not entitled to the success of their business models. If a busine Distracting content (most ads), color schemes with bad contrast, bright images on dark pages, etc. are accessibility hazards (particularly cognitive accessibility hazards). Restricting the use of page-alteration software (e.g. color and font alteration, disabling images, and blocking frames) is therefore a discriminatory practice. +[In a sibling subthread](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32766236): + > The part of your analogy where you say people who want burgers don't have any other choice seems not to fit: you can eat other foods which don't have this requirement, just like there are lots of places on the internet where you can exchange money for ad-free content. The default behavior on the Web is one in which [user-agents set their terms]({{}}), and websites must agree to them.