There\u2019s been a decent amount of hysteria on some of the social news web sites about a new campaign to block Firefox users. The reasoning behind this is because Firefox has a plug-in that allows you block ads.\u00a0 Proponents of this campaign argue that this robs website owners of the opportunity to make money from their site. You can see the campaign\u2019s website here:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/whyfirefoxisblocked.com<\/a><\/p>\n The majority of people who are reacting to this seem to be upset about this. However, after doing a bunch of googling, I was only able to find one site that is participating in this campaign (and it sucks).<\/p>\n Anyway, I figured I\u2019d give my opinion on this issue since I\u2019m sure I\u2019m in the minority. Frankly, I don\u2019t see why so many people are getting upset. If a website is going to block you, just don\u2019t visit that website. There are millions of places to go on the internet, if a handful of sites want their ad revenue and you don\u2019t want to look at ads, just don\u2019t go to those websites. For every site that blocks Firefox, I\u2019m sure an alternative will spring up somewhere.<\/p>\n I kind of like the ad revenue based system though, since it allows a lot of stuff to be free. Most sites I visit have a tasteful display of ads. If I go to a website and they ambush with lots of crap, I just never go there again. I\u2019d hate to see this model replaced with a model where ads are injected into the actual content (movies and TV shows sometimes do this). I wouldn\u2019t put it above sites to do this either. They\u2019re going to make their money one way or another (or disappear).<\/p>\n As a site note, according to my web stats, 37% of the people who visit this website use Firefox. 52% use Internet Explorer, and the rest use a variety of other browsers. I guess that\u2019s indicative of a more web savvy audience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There\u2019s been a decent amount of hysteria on some of the social news web sites about a new campaign to block Firefox users. The reasoning behind this is because Firefox has a plug-in that allows you block ads.\u00a0 Proponents of this campaign argue that this robs website owners of the opportunity to make money from … Continue reading Blocking Firefox<\/span>