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minus-squaretakeda@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·8 days agoYeah. What company wouldn’t allow it? When I was working for an ad exchange, everyone had adblock installed in their browsers, I found that quite ironic.
minus-squareTetsuo@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·8 days agoI would argue it’s a security issue not to have any ad blocking. Many scams online start with popups or fake ads. So if you get the opportunity to talk to IT that’s what I would mention.
minus-squarePregnenolone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 days agoA good IT is blocking ads at a company-level. Browser extensions wouldn’t matter, and in fact, shouldn’t be allowed for the same reason.
Yeah. What company wouldn’t allow it?
When I was working for an ad exchange, everyone had adblock installed in their browsers, I found that quite ironic.
I would argue it’s a security issue not to have any ad blocking. Many scams online start with popups or fake ads.
So if you get the opportunity to talk to IT that’s what I would mention.
A good IT is blocking ads at a company-level. Browser extensions wouldn’t matter, and in fact, shouldn’t be allowed for the same reason.