Ethan Zuckerman once worked at during the early days of the internet, where he unknowingly wrote the code that introduced pop-up ads into the world.



He created it as a way to display ads separately from content, believing it would improve the experience for both advertisers and users without cluttering pages.

Years later, he looked back on the decision with regret and offered a public apology, acknowledging how deeply pop-ups changed the way people interacted with the web.
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