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New York Times blocks ad blockers, escalating decade-long conflict with Brave

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The New York Times has begun blocking users who employ ad blockers, a move that Brave views as an escalation of a decade-long conflict. Brave argues that the Times's claim of ad blockers being hacking tools is an overreach, extending beyond simple content filtering and impacting payment structures. AI

IMPACT This action by the New York Times could influence how AI models access and process web content, potentially impacting training data and content availability.

RANK_REASON The article discusses a product policy change by a major publisher affecting user access and tools like ad blockers.

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New York Times blocks ad blockers, escalating decade-long conflict with Brave

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Ten years ago, Brave called the newspapers’ cease-and-desist the first shot in a war on all ad blockers. Monday, the Times finally pulled the trigger. On scrapi

    Ten years ago, Brave called the newspapers’ cease-and-desist the first shot in a war on all ad blockers. Monday, the Times finally pulled the trigger. On scraping? Fair. But the paywall claim treats a filter list like a hacking tool, and the ad claim goes after who gets paid for …

    LINKS blog.ppb1701.com/a-war-on-all-ad-blockers

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