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So I have no moral right to use a text-only browser? I have no moral right to browse without a Flash plugin or without JavaScript? I have no moral right to block ads to protect my machine from spyware and make the browsing experience palatable? Most ads are decent, but a minority are extremely intrusive when searching random sites on Google for information.


I'm trying to use the term "moral right" to distinguish between things that you are entitled to do because of living in a (mostly) free society, and the things you are entitled to do because of gentlemen's agreements.

You have the right to browse the internet in any manner that you see fit. But you are in no way morally entitled to any particular content just because it exists. I see ad-supported sites as gentlemen's agreements: we give you content if you view our ads.




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