A little common sense please IB on blocking certain words
Sep 9, 2016, 4:27 pm
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A little common sense please IB on blocking certain words
So I posted a response in a thread today. I used the word ro.......s to describe a situation (not IB related).
Evidently FT edited out part of r-o-a-d-b-l-o-c-k-s (see above, with the ......) because, after ro & before s, it reads 'a-d-b-l-o-c-k' & IB doesn't like that.
I get IB wants folk to not use 'a-d-b-l-o-c-k-ers' because ads are how it makes its $$.
But there should be some common sense involved. A legitimate word that has nothing to do w/ a-d-b-l-o-c-k shouldn't get censored. The word r-o-a-d-b-l-o-c-k-s is used numerous legitimate contexts not having anything to do w/ a-d-b-l-o-c-k-ers.
Evidently FT edited out part of r-o-a-d-b-l-o-c-k-s (see above, with the ......) because, after ro & before s, it reads 'a-d-b-l-o-c-k' & IB doesn't like that.
I get IB wants folk to not use 'a-d-b-l-o-c-k-ers' because ads are how it makes its $$.
But there should be some common sense involved. A legitimate word that has nothing to do w/ a-d-b-l-o-c-k shouldn't get censored. The word r-o-a-d-b-l-o-c-k-s is used numerous legitimate contexts not having anything to do w/ a-d-b-l-o-c-k-ers.
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What I don't get about a-d-b-l-o-c-k-ers is that IB isn't unique - many other sites (Forbes, Business Insider) won't even allow us to read their content with one installed.
But, doesn't the mere fact that I've installed one say that I will never ever click on an ad? I don't want em and won't use em. So why the insistence? It just wastes the advertisers money.
But, doesn't the mere fact that I've installed one say that I will never ever click on an ad? I don't want em and won't use em. So why the insistence? It just wastes the advertisers money.