Mediagazer: At second-biggest news website in Lithuania, 15Min.lt, ad-blocking fell by 74% after implementing strategy that uses journalists to appeal directly to readers (Benjamin Mullin/Poynter)

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At second-biggest news website in Lithuania, 15Min.lt, ad-blocking fell by 74% after implementing strategy that uses journalists to appeal directly to readers — In May, Tomas Balekas dropped a revelation on the crowd gathered at an internet conference in Vilnius, Lithuania's capital city.

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