Why we use adblockers: 'We need to have more control over what we're exposed to'

Whether it's frustration with longer page load times, intrusive advertising or flashing images, we asked readers to tell us why they use adblockers online

Last week the UK's culture secretary John Whittingdale described adblocking companies as acting like a "modern-day protection racket". We asked our readers why they use adblocking software when browsing the web, and what they thought media companies should do to fund content in the future.