I was visiting my parents last week, and they were complaining about how many ads they get on their mobile devices — popups, videos, banner advertisements. I pulled out my phone and we looked at the same news article side by side. Theirs was interrupted by ads every couple of paragraphs … and mine wasn’t.

I sometimes forget how different the Internet looks to everyone else who hasn’t made an effort to reclaim control over their digital devices and services.

I know that ads can help support websites and newsletters like this one, but I find ads — especially moving ones — super distracting. Plus, I don’t want advertisers tracking everything I do across the Internet.

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