Use of Ad-Blocking Software Rises by 30% Worldwide - Polidicks

How long until Trump and ISPs try and ban Adblock, but for real

PSA: If you've got an iphone running iOS 9 or later, you have the ability to install an adblocker to run with the standard safari app. I personally use "Refine" (Blue shield with a black background icon) and it's worked perfectly fine.

[QUOTE=redBadger;51772307]What's worse is when sites block you from accessing their site because it detects you use an adblock. Like sorry I'm concerned for my computers safety. Maybe ads shouldn't be intrusive and slow your browser to a crawl.[/QUOTE] pro tip if you get to one of those shitty sites, turn off java scripts for them in chrome settings and you can view them even with adblock on

[QUOTE=RocketSnail;51772083]I'm just going to leave this here [URL]https://adnauseam.io/[/URL] It's an extension based on uBlock Origin that [B]automatically clicks on blocked ads[/B]. Google banned it from the Chrome Web Store. I suggest you fork the github project [URL]https://github.com/dhowe/AdNauseam[/URL][/QUOTE] thanks fam

I use adblock, adblock plus, and ublock and i still get the occasional pop ups and random garbage on some[sp]porn[/sp]websites

To add to the list of problem ads, maybe mobile game companies should stop trying to claim their games are freakin' porn. I imagine some of that ad block usage was from people who were sick of those ads and trying to explain that it's a shifty marketing tactic.

[QUOTE=Wii60;51772317]don't worry, they are trying [img]http://i.giphy.com/26gsvPhoBYGuA9qso.gif[/img][/QUOTE] this is a surefire way to get me to pay absolutely zero attention to whatever the ad is trying to sell

[QUOTE=Cructo;51772716]yeah but then you gotta use firefox on mobile[/QUOTE] Which is really good on android.

I'm sorry, I am, but Adblock is necessary. Internet advertising is simply not safe, on any website. If you can't even give me a guarantee that viewing the ad won't fuck my computer then I'm just not gonna compromise, ever. It's not really equivalent to commercials or radio ads, I know those fund tvs and radio stations also but the thing is I'm not at risk of my tv getting fucked up because I saw an ad for Mr. Clean

I have a feeling that the legality of Adblock will be debated heavily in the next 5 years. Doubly so if net neutrality loses.

[QUOTE=Cructo;51772741]good luck to the government if they try to detect if someone is using an "illegal" plugin[/QUOTE] websites already can

[QUOTE=SteakStyles;51772642]To add to the list of problem ads, maybe mobile game companies should stop trying to claim their games are freakin' porn. I imagine some of that ad block usage was from people who were sick of those ads and trying to explain that it's a shifty marketing tactic.[/QUOTE] Sex sells, and they need the sleazy marketing in order to attract people to their shovelware and carbon copies. They're in it to make a profit, not to better the industry in any way. Better to consider them leeches.

[QUOTE=ROFLBURGER;51772748]websites already can[/QUOTE] and it's already possible to easily avoid it [editline]a[/editline] the notion of adblocking being illegal is hilarious though

[QUOTE=ROFLBURGER;51772748]websites already can[/QUOTE] They can't detect modified hosts files

And only a year ago we had a back and forth argument between people who are for ad block, and those against. How the times have truly brought us together.

[QUOTE=PsiSoldier;51772775]and it's already possible to easily avoid it [editline]a[/editline] the notion of adblocking being illegal is hilarious though[/QUOTE] The worst part of the idea of it being illegal is that one of the biggest reasons to support it, is that it genuinely is good security to have it fucking forbes made an argument against adblocking and was found to be hosting infected ads being anti-adblock is being anti-security

Which Adblock do you guys prefer? I switched to ublock but like some sites, the ads still popup

I use ublock origin and any ads that don't get blocked can be blocked by selecting it through the context menu.

[QUOTE=J!NX;51772792]The worst part of the idea of it being illegal is that one of the biggest reasons to support it, is that it genuinely is good security to have it fucking forbes made an argument against adblocking and was found to be hosting infected ads being anti-adblock is being anti-security[/QUOTE] It's very simple logically, your browser exists on your computer and therefore gets to decide which bits of the webpage information it receives it wants to load or not. Laws against adblocking would imply that arbitrary companies should be able to control your computer as they please simply because you requested HTTP information from their server. [editline]3rd February 2017[/editline] [QUOTE=pyschomc;51772844]Which Adblock do you guys prefer? I switched to ublock but like some sites, the ads still popup[/QUOTE] ublock origin, not ublock, and remember to go into settings and enable lists you think look good. also you can right click anything and block it even if it's not on one of the premade adblocker lists. If you want stronger security use noscript and only whitelist websites you trust, noscript completely prevents webpages doing anything untoward but also breaks half the internet so expect hassle.

[QUOTE=Mattk50;51772858]It's very simple logically, your browser exists on your computer and therefore gets to decide which bits of the webpage information it receives it wants to load or not. Laws against adblocking would imply that arbitrary companies should be able to control your computer as they please simply because you requested HTTP information from their server.[/QUOTE] I don't think Anti-Adblock laws would be written by people who understand or care :v:

The biggest problem is that there is no other way to view the website without ads. I've used many apps on my iPhone where I've made an in-app purchase or purchased a version of the app that gets rid of ads on it. There's nothing like this for websites, I wouldn't mind paying a one-off price to not see ads anymore on websites I really like, but for as long as this isn't available I have to use ad-blocking software. I'm very OCD with design, and viewing websites with ads is like the huge ominous "specification" stickers you get when you buy certain laptops, or like having wallpaper with parts ripped off that you have to look at every day. Like I said, I would happily pay a one-off fee to support the website and remove ads, I don't understand why websites haven't adopted this system like mobile apps have.

Finally did something I'd kept putting off doing after reading this- installed uBlock Origin. I can't fathom why I didn't earlier.

If I care about a website, I'm ready to donate a few bucks every once in a while to keep it alive. But stop distracting me with your attention whoring and stop cutting content by placing ads everywhere. I couldn't care less about the death of your site then. Especially journalist websites can go fuck right off if you ask me.

[QUOTE=J!NX;51772872]I don't think Anti-Adblock laws would be written by people who understand or care :v:[/QUOTE] So, everyone in Congress?

If they can't even eradicate piracy good fucking luck with a client-side plugin

If I frequent a site, I may turn adblock off. However, if they use intrusive ads, back up it goes.

I block ads on my entire network with PiHole.

I pay like $15 a month for YouTube Red. That makes it Ad-free, I get access to some extra content if I care enough to watch it, I get a Google Play Music subscription and can minimize YouTube Music without it cutting off a song on my phone. I'm not going to deal with you inconveniencing me in order to make money. Give me a reason to pay you instead. [editline]a[/editline] Alternatively eradicate shitty sound-based resource-hogging fake-download-button ads from the internet and I'll disable my adblocker for good.

The problem with (non-malicious) ads is they tend to still be extremely annoying, clash with the style/design of the site, are hidden as actual content, or are some other manner of disruptive or deceptive. If advertisements were plain text with maybe a company/product logo, clearly marked and distinguished from content, and not more prevalent than the content I actually care about, I wouldn't block ads. But next to no one seems to get that; instead it's a competition to annoy the user the most because apparently that's how you get customers.

[QUOTE=DaMastez;51773517]The problem with (non-malicious) ads is they tend to still be extremely annoying, clash with the style/design of the site, are hidden as actual content, or are some other manner of disruptive or deceptive. If advertisements were plain text with maybe a company/product logo, clearly marked and distinguished from content, and not more prevalent than the content I actually care about, I wouldn't block ads. But next to no one seems to get that; instead it's a competition to annoy the user the most because apparently that's how you get customers.[/QUOTE] The way Google does ads (on other websites, fuck the ones that show up in searches) that are just links on a white background are the best.