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ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF
Ad Bl cking
Robert Adler’s “Space Command” popularizes the television remote
control in the 1960’s.
By the 1970’s, mechanical preset buttons allowed drivers to not only change the radio station while safely watching the road, but it also gave listeners a quick solution to skipping ads.
Today, almost 150 million people have downloaded ad-blocking software, according to a frequently
cited report from PageFair and Adobe.” - Adweek, 2015
The National Do Not Call Registry gives you a choice about whether to receive telemarketing calls at home.
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(The Guardian, 2015)
TiVO’s new Bolt can skip commercials entirely.
Mozilla’s DO NOT TRACK feature protects Web users from being profiled by advertisers.
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1960 - 2016