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Old 02-03-2016, 16:49   #6
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Re: BBC license change to cover catchup

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Originally Posted by tweetiepooh View Post
BBC source

Change in law planned so close loophole whereby people who watch BBC other than live don't require a TV license - good thing too.
Good.

The law needs to catch up with technology.

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What a first class berk. If the web wasn't over the the top with ads it wouldn't be a problem. I don't mind 1 or 2 on a page, but some sites don't know where to stop.

That's reminded me to switch my ad-blocker back on; every Google upgrade seems to switch it off again !
The report also said:

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Mr Whittingdale said he would be meeting "representatives from all sides of the argument" in the coming weeks to discuss the issue, adding that he did not think ad-blockers should be banned.
It sounds to me as if he thinks the way forward is to show certain advertisers that their behaviour has been counterproductive.
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