Is using a site but blocking its ads (in contravention to its TOS) similar to using some opensource software but violating its license?
In both cases you are using someone else's stuff, but in contravention of the offered terms. Someone offers you something, on the condition that you agree to the terms, and you say "Thanks bud" and take it, but violate the offered terms. It's clearly wrong for opensource, why isn't a wrong for a website?
Wouldn't it be more upstanding and proper to simply not visit and use sites that have ads you disagree with?
In both cases you are using someone else's stuff, but in contravention of the offered terms. Someone offers you something, on the condition that you agree to the terms, and you say "Thanks bud" and take it, but violate the offered terms. It's clearly wrong for opensource, why isn't a wrong for a website?
Wouldn't it be more upstanding and proper to simply not visit and use sites that have ads you disagree with?