This is a disaster for me as someone who has mainstream free sites that cost me a small fortune to update with content and are supported by ads.
My other income source is that I manage clients PPC advertising and this will hurt them and in turn hurt me too.
I also own a significant amount of Google stock and I feel as though this is biting me from every direction.
If it is illegal to defeat DRM, why should it be legal to block ads - especially when not giving the customer a choice or as a 3rd party holding the advertiser for ransom?
The end result is it will kill many online and marketing businesses and harm consumers.
PS In thinking about this, this could be the single most damaging thing to my business I have every experienced and could very well put me under.
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