If it were just seeing the ads taking up some space on the page, I wouldn't mind them. What I do mind is the tracking, pop-up/under, and other underhanded trickery some of them do.
Ad blockers may be "contributing to the demise of content on the internet", but you can blame the proliferation of ad blockers on unscrupulous companies' ads.
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- Wed Mar 23, 2016 5:13 pm
- Forum: Technical Tips, Questions & Discussions (Computers & Internet)
- Topic: New pop-unders
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- Thu Mar 03, 2016 11:16 pm
- Forum: Technical Tips, Questions & Discussions (Computers & Internet)
- Topic: New pop-unders
- Replies: 26
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Re: New pop-unders
I'm also using Adblock Plus and it has eliminated the problem.Dave09 wrote:If you do not want to view these try adblock. Its a extension/addon for chrome and firefox. Unfortunately the addon does end up hurting the site because it blocks all ads therefore no ad revenue from your browsing.
Those are the sites I avoid. Two can play that game.SA_Steve wrote:and some sites now detect adblock and make you turn it off to see the content (Forbes)