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Radio 5 Live,14 Mar 2019,23 mins

Are you stealing the internet by using an ad-blocker?

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For the most part we enjoy free access to internet sites in return for accepting adverts. However, there’s been a huge increase over the years in ad blocking software - which around one in five internet users in the UK now have installed. But if you're blocking the ads, aren't you depriving the company running the website of their advertising income? 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake finds out more.

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