Some sites hate ad-blockers...
I have noticed this for a while now, and it may be of no surprise to you as well, but it seems that nowadays, a lot of sites seem to a big problem with ad-blockers even with the glory that is AdBlockPlus. For some that I frequent or go on to briefly, I get a message telling me that I should disable ad-blocking just for the site itself to function properly. No way in hell am I doing that because as we know, nobody likes ads, even those that claim to be "less intrusive" which is a blatant lie. I don't know why such a thing would happen... and the back of my mind tells me that this may be a social media tactic also though I could be wrong. I know that AdBlockPlus has something to blank out these messages but if I recall correctly, only the Chrome version offers that option (not for Firefox unfortunately).
Is anybody else pissed off by this or is it just me?
Is anybody else pissed off by this or is it just me?
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But it doesn't matter. When ads hog up all my computer's resources by using flash, plus having excessive animations that make me distracted, I'm not okay with that. Until ads become no longer intrusive, I'm not disabling AdBlock. And if they force me to, then I just leave the website. Besides that, ads still pose a risk of privacy and downloading malware through javascript. And pop-ups too, that's just not acceptable.
I am not removing AdBlock on any website unless I truly support it (like this one, or some places where I KNOW that there's not going to be any annoyance or problem), at least not until ads stop being so intrusive, resource-hogging, potentially dangerous, and also often undesirable.
The worst part about this is that some of these sites are now serving up all content via scripting, rather than regular old HTML. Which has the side effect that everyone must be using the absolute latest version of one of three web browsers (Firefox, Chrome, and whatever Microsoft calls IE these days). Anything even slightly different, and no content for you!
The only time I disable adblock is to support a handful of youtubers, and their ads aren't usually that distracting or annoying.
I use it for security reasons as well. I had a Windows installation killed once by a nasty Java script.
pls stop with the malware ads b0ss
What I don't like is that some sites refuse to show content unless you disable your ad-block, I know some MIDI site I used to go to was like that, When I disabled my ad-block on that site, My PC was starting to slow down so I no longer visit that site. There was also some HP Drivers site that had that too which is why I just get individual drivers for my hardware when applicable, There are some sites (Like Yahoo and Hotmail) that let you use ad-block, But won't filter out ads at all in some cases.
I add sites I support on my exception list such as this site and CPU-World which started doing that but at least their ads are tolerable to me, When this whole malvertising and flash ads stop, I'll finally stop using ad-block, Like that'll ever happen, I want the internet to go back to the way it was.
If I recall correctly, there was a framework released in recent times to check if users were using adblock or not and since then, I've noticed a lot more sites putting up messages about adblock.
They call it IE. Edge is a new browser based more off of chrome than anything else.
I agree, minus the death part.
Sometimes I have to deal with that since I use Pale Moon; I do understand the nonsense of websites ignoring standards and piling their websites with non-spec compliant scripts, and I don't like where the web is heading.
I do not use adblock for this reason.
Personally, I am content with NoScript. It blocks off that junk at the cost of a few more nags(an info bar at the bottom, maybe a notification to donate here and there) or slightly broken pages. And it puts a degree of control over the website in my hands.
Unsure if there's an equivalent for chrome, I don't use it. But I'd recomment NoScript to users who have some idea of how the web works.
I have no trouble on surfing the web due to adblock.
It detects the lack of ads on the page, and then complains the ads arent there and as such youre using an adblocker.
Yeah. Hulu was the first site I can recall going to that started doing this. I've been using DNS blacklists for adblocking for years now and when Hulu first launched I actually didn't realize it even had ads because it would just continue playing without any interruptions... then they started detecting that their ad wasn't loading and would insert a mandatory 30 second placeholder any time an ad couldn't load.
I'm not sure they'd go to quite that extreme, because ultimately they want you there because you're valuable as a view / click... so more likely what will continue happening is sites that severely limit functionality or otherwise outright prevent you from using the site unless you unblock ads.
Although, I wonder when this all started... I first came across such message three years ago and the first time I saw that, I was like "Eh, what the fuck? You clearly have issues mate".
Anyone who browses the "modern" web without an ad blocker is a complete idiot. It doesn't matter how reliable you think that site you are visiting is, ad companies are the scum of the earth and will gladly inject malware and abuse tracking data at the drop of a hat.
If you like browsing without an ad blocker, you might also like getting rid of your virus scanner, and running around with your pants down.
By the way, I came across this to solve everyone's problems. I've not installed it myself yet but I might in the near future, should this whole baloney get any worse.
I perfectly agree.
Also, Since this is a topic about ad-blocking, I thought this might interest you (or might not), I've found out that the 4 major US broadcasting networks (Including Fox) are trying to find ways to make the fast-forward button out of place on a DVR remote by blocking the ability to fast-forward on their DVR recordings, I could see some people giving up their DVRs in favor of VCRs because of this, Although IMO that wouldn't work out well due to how different those 2 devices are.
Yeah. I can see why browsing the web on an old OS (such as Windows XP) is a bad idea nowadays, Time to find the Web Of Trust browser extension and install that.
They also had a shit fit when VCRs were new, but somehow they didn't get their way.
Personally, I still use a VCR. As much as any recording device would get used today, as there is nothing worth recording any more.
If you think your latest and greatest Windows tehn is perfectly secure, come back in a year and see how many exploits have been found. Now realize that the bad guys likely know about those NOW. Using a well patched OS is only a small piece of the security puzzle.
I have heard that some people will go to as far as making a vm just to browse the web.