• gnuhaut@lemmy.ml
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    5 months ago

    extension design and strong content filters make AdBlock for Firefox a solid choice for people who don’t necessarily despise all ads

    Do these people exist and if so, have they been checked for brainworms?

    The rest is also stupid, ublock origin can and does block trackers, and can be made to block more stuff if you want. It’s strictly better in every way than the competition, which lets through more stuff, and/or sells your info. The article would be very short though if they just said that.

    • The Doctor@beehaw.org
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      5 months ago

      Either the article’s author has an editor who made the change, or the author knows what side his bread’s buttered on.

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      5 months ago

      I’m not opposed to allowing ads, but until there are enforceable limits it’s too risky. If a service that serves a malware ad or a scam ad risks its entire system being blocked across all sites, then maybe we could get somewhere.

      We’d need something like ad server whitelists and fast-acting disqualifications. No ad server anonymity or rapid name changes, no adding backdoors for your friends. If your break the guidelines, you loose the ability to do business anywhere for at least a day.