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The article claims

> On average, using an Ad Blocker reduces emissions by 37%

As much as I hate advertising, I guess to be completely fair you'd have to compare an ad-laden site with a comparable ad-free site that had a sustainable business model. I'd guess the ads still use for energy overall, but there must be hidden costs of an "ad-free" content-business site that include energy.



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