I was curious and obviously there is no single exact source but it seems like ~30% of web users have an ad blocker of some kind. Remember that some quite popular browsers include a built-in ad blocker.
It wasn't the article itself that was flagged. The article was allowed to stay posted and there was some discussion about it.
But then someone commented, rightly, that the article was a union hit piece, and that comment was flagged and therefore removed by other users, despite it not breaking any rules.
Isn’t it just inflation. As time passes there is more fiat in circulation, which means fiat is worth less, which means you need more fiat to buy the same amount of gold.