Want to read Slashdot from your mobile device? Point it at m. If people are blocking popups, and you try to force upon them a popup advertisement, you are probably being counterproductive to your cause, and are a complete RETARD. And likewise if your content is residing on my harddrive then you are squatting on my property and must pay me rent. I can't tell if you're trying to be sarcastic or not, but if not, I sort of agree with the sentiment as in - I don't see what the big deal is. I don't think you're "stealing" anything if you block or ignore the ad any more than you're stealing if you mute the commercials or get up to go to the bathroom when you're watching TV.
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Larger sites like Amazon, Google, and Facebook use it to give their users an extra layer of security. It also protects the information you submit to the website like credit card numbers, usernames, etc. Neither do tube sites Youporn and Xnxx, or image hosting sites Imagebam and Pzy. It costs money for big porn sites to set up HTTPS, and they have to figure out logistics with advertisers.
I'm new For a few weeks now everytime I connect to internet explorer porn pops up when I connect. I have XP with 4 accounts and it seems like it only happens once a day on each account. I've installed Spybot and Pop-up blocker and neither has gotten rid of this.