Powered by Admiral--I see this a lot. I have Firefox' Tracking Protection set to Strict. I'm fine with seeing advertising. I just don't want it following me everywhere I look.
In the last year, I have removed bookmarks for several websites because they allow tracking advertising. I couldn't care less about seeing advertising, although I'd prefer something that doesn't sap the life out of my machine. In the days of Flash, we were inundated with animated advertising and I'm glad it's mostly gone. I don't deal with Facebook at all, because they make money from your information, and they gladly share it with scumbags.
E.G., the co-owner of the house needed my help with some perfume she was trying to buy through Amazon, through Facebook. The perfume was US$19.99, so she was buying two. Facebook gladly supplied her address, but didn't have her credit card. The website pretending to be Amazon said that the card had expired. We had just placed an Amazon order a day or two prior to that.
I pulled up the perfume on the Amazon app to find that it was US$150.00. I had some trouble shutting down the scam, but eventually got rid of it.
I apologized for my insistence and brusqueness, but I really wasn't happy that someone almost got her information.
I don't mind that a site needs advertising to keep it going. Maybe, I might even buy something through one of the adverts. Still, if you want to force me, or follow me, forget it. I have no need to visit a website that has shaky moral fiber. If they're unwilling to look at what they're presenting to the public, they probably aren't worth the visit.
Update 2023.11.24: Rakuten has complained about my adblocker. I don't have one, but I have the anti-tracking bits. If I have to be tracked to get cash rebates, forget it.
Update 2024.02.20: Rakuten is working again on some sites, without my changing settings. A photographic web site has apparently switched completely to tracking advertisements and I don't see any advertisements, but they're complaining. The site administration chose them. I didn't. I get that they want more money, but when you're not providing information much any longer, and mostly just providing ways to get money from clicks, you might want to be prepared for the effects of your actions.
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