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0 pointsBeetleB9y ago0 comments

>But, I counter, so does spamming or making 10000s of automated phone calls.

Spamming and automated phone calls are unsolicited. These popups are not. You are the one in control. You can avoid popups by not going to those sites.

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Lio9y ago

That's not possible the first time I follow a link to a new site though.

I avoid sites like Forbes because of their weird splash pages but if it's something new what can you do apart from not return?

BeetleBOP9y ago

>but if it's something new what can you do apart from not return?

Not returning is what you can do.

I'm not saying it's not annoying. I'm saying lumping it with telemarketing is different. Telemarketing is annoying even when you do nothing. Whereas with these popups, if you do nothing, you will not get the popups.

The popups are not invading your space. You are going to their space.

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