▲ 1162 ▼ Adblockers stop publishers serving ads to (or even seeing) 1bn web users - Press Gazette (pressgazette.co.uk) submitted 1 year ago by 1984@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world 327 comments fedilink hide all child comments They call it "dark traffic" - ads that are not seen by tech-savvy users who have excellent ad blockers. Not surprised that its growing. The web is unusable without an ad blocker and its only getting worse, and will continue to get worse every month.
[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 419 points 1 year ago (26 children) The trade body called it “illegal circumvention technology” Lol. Fuck off. permalink fedilink source hideshow 26 child comments replies: [–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 236 points 1 year ago (4 children) Once the data enters my network it's my fucking data and I can do with it what I please. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Taldan@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Mildly pedantic, but uBlock blocks the connection before it enters your network permalink fedilink source parent [–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 170 points 1 year ago (2 children) Likewise, I can prevent anything from even entering my network that I don't want on it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago That's more to the point! permalink fedilink source parent [–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 22 points 1 year ago Unless it’s intellectual property that belongs to the movie industry. Then you better not touch it. Or that’s illegal. But if it’s advertisements, then you have to watch it, or that’s illegal. permalink fedilink source parent [–] U@piefed.social 99 points 1 year ago Yeah. As if hacking into someone's mind is their right. Talk about entitlement... permalink fedilink source parent [–] NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago* The O.G. add blocker. The concept is close to the same, how could something like this be seen as “illegal circumvention technology”? It just shows us how disconnected the people in these positions can be that are regulating these things. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 61 points 1 year ago (8 children) And this is exactly why Google did away with Manifest v2 (what uBlock runs on) and why they wanted to introduce their “web integrity” standard. At that point the pages would be signed with ads and in the signature didn’t match the page wouldn’t even be shown. They tried to play it off as “ensuring that you truly get the correct copy of the page and no bad hackers have intercepted it” but really it would have 100% forced ads. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] chellomere@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 child) To think that Google once had ads that I considered OK, just a bunch of text and links. How times have changed... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago Advertisers will always keep pushing things trying to find the limit where people will just barely tolerate it. Then when they push it too far they cry "no fair!" When people stop putting up with it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Almacca@aussie.zone 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children) Then I guess I'm not looking at those pages. No skin off my nose. That said, Firefox with Ublock Origin plus a couple of other ad-blockers seems to be working pretty well for me. Anything with a paywall, I just move on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (4 children) Then I guess I'm not looking at those pages. No skin of my nose. That works until every website starts doing it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Almacca@aussie.zone 16 points 1 year ago (2 children) :shrug: So be it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] AntEater@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Arcka@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago Gladly go back to every site having an animated 'under construction' gif. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Dojan@pawb.social 4 points 1 year ago I use Mullvad's VPN and DNS on a router level. Every device on my network is blanketed by it. Some services don't work, but I am willing to sacrifice their profits for my integrity. Thus, to them I say 然らば fuckmothers. permalink fedilink source parent [–] IllNess@infosec.pub 61 points 1 year ago What should be considered illegal circumvention is allowing articles behind a paywall to be included in search results. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 1984@lemmy.today [S] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children) They wont be happy until eye tracking technology makes sure we sit and watch their fucking ads before the actual content appears. I mean, none of this is getting better. Its only going to become worse. I have ads in the fucking pause screen on my streaming tv app. So if I want to take a toilet break, I get an ad in my face. Its just so ridiculous. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Almacca@aussie.zone 16 points 1 year ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] Booboofinget@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago What most of these people don't get is if they didn't get so invasive with those ads, people would not have to resort to ad blockers. Be it tho shut up the ads every few seconds on YouTube or having to play whack-a-mole every time I read an article, eventually you run out of patience and say "enough!" permalink fedilink source parent [–] grue@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago* Fuckers want to colonize my property (my computer). that's what's illegal! permalink fedilink source parent [–] zerofk@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Say here’s a thought: can we sue ad companies for theft of electricity? They’re using my electricity to display their ads, without my consent. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Almacca@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago Not to mention my internet fees. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RickAstleyfounddead@lemy.lol 3 points 1 year ago Lol they will even say blocking phishing links are unethical permalink fedilink source parent [–] Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child) That was for 12ft.io Bypassing a pay wall. Not blocking ads. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Almacca@aussie.zone 1 point 1 year ago They can still fuck off. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 236 points 1 year ago (4 children) Once the data enters my network it's my fucking data and I can do with it what I please. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Taldan@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Mildly pedantic, but uBlock blocks the connection before it enters your network permalink fedilink source parent [–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 170 points 1 year ago (2 children) Likewise, I can prevent anything from even entering my network that I don't want on it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago That's more to the point! permalink fedilink source parent [–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 22 points 1 year ago Unless it’s intellectual property that belongs to the movie industry. Then you better not touch it. Or that’s illegal. But if it’s advertisements, then you have to watch it, or that’s illegal. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Taldan@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago Mildly pedantic, but uBlock blocks the connection before it enters your network permalink fedilink source parent
[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 170 points 1 year ago (2 children) Likewise, I can prevent anything from even entering my network that I don't want on it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago That's more to the point! permalink fedilink source parent [–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 22 points 1 year ago Unless it’s intellectual property that belongs to the movie industry. Then you better not touch it. Or that’s illegal. But if it’s advertisements, then you have to watch it, or that’s illegal. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago That's more to the point! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 22 points 1 year ago Unless it’s intellectual property that belongs to the movie industry. Then you better not touch it. Or that’s illegal. But if it’s advertisements, then you have to watch it, or that’s illegal. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] U@piefed.social 99 points 1 year ago Yeah. As if hacking into someone's mind is their right. Talk about entitlement... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago* The O.G. add blocker. The concept is close to the same, how could something like this be seen as “illegal circumvention technology”? It just shows us how disconnected the people in these positions can be that are regulating these things. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 61 points 1 year ago (8 children) And this is exactly why Google did away with Manifest v2 (what uBlock runs on) and why they wanted to introduce their “web integrity” standard. At that point the pages would be signed with ads and in the signature didn’t match the page wouldn’t even be shown. They tried to play it off as “ensuring that you truly get the correct copy of the page and no bad hackers have intercepted it” but really it would have 100% forced ads. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] chellomere@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 child) To think that Google once had ads that I considered OK, just a bunch of text and links. How times have changed... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago Advertisers will always keep pushing things trying to find the limit where people will just barely tolerate it. Then when they push it too far they cry "no fair!" When people stop putting up with it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Almacca@aussie.zone 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children) Then I guess I'm not looking at those pages. No skin off my nose. That said, Firefox with Ublock Origin plus a couple of other ad-blockers seems to be working pretty well for me. Anything with a paywall, I just move on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (4 children) Then I guess I'm not looking at those pages. No skin of my nose. That works until every website starts doing it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Almacca@aussie.zone 16 points 1 year ago (2 children) :shrug: So be it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] AntEater@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Arcka@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago Gladly go back to every site having an animated 'under construction' gif. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Dojan@pawb.social 4 points 1 year ago I use Mullvad's VPN and DNS on a router level. Every device on my network is blanketed by it. Some services don't work, but I am willing to sacrifice their profits for my integrity. Thus, to them I say 然らば fuckmothers. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chellomere@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 child) To think that Google once had ads that I considered OK, just a bunch of text and links. How times have changed... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago Advertisers will always keep pushing things trying to find the limit where people will just barely tolerate it. Then when they push it too far they cry "no fair!" When people stop putting up with it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago Advertisers will always keep pushing things trying to find the limit where people will just barely tolerate it. Then when they push it too far they cry "no fair!" When people stop putting up with it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children) Then I guess I'm not looking at those pages. No skin off my nose. That said, Firefox with Ublock Origin plus a couple of other ad-blockers seems to be working pretty well for me. Anything with a paywall, I just move on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (4 children) Then I guess I'm not looking at those pages. No skin of my nose. That works until every website starts doing it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Almacca@aussie.zone 16 points 1 year ago (2 children) :shrug: So be it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] AntEater@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Arcka@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago Gladly go back to every site having an animated 'under construction' gif. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Dojan@pawb.social 4 points 1 year ago I use Mullvad's VPN and DNS on a router level. Every device on my network is blanketed by it. Some services don't work, but I am willing to sacrifice their profits for my integrity. Thus, to them I say 然らば fuckmothers. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (4 children) Then I guess I'm not looking at those pages. No skin of my nose. That works until every website starts doing it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Almacca@aussie.zone 16 points 1 year ago (2 children) :shrug: So be it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] AntEater@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Arcka@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago Gladly go back to every site having an animated 'under construction' gif. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Dojan@pawb.social 4 points 1 year ago I use Mullvad's VPN and DNS on a router level. Every device on my network is blanketed by it. Some services don't work, but I am willing to sacrifice their profits for my integrity. Thus, to them I say 然らば fuckmothers. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 16 points 1 year ago (2 children) :shrug: So be it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] AntEater@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Arcka@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago Gladly go back to every site having an animated 'under construction' gif. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] AntEater@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Arcka@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago Gladly go back to every site having an animated 'under construction' gif. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Arcka@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago Gladly go back to every site having an animated 'under construction' gif. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dojan@pawb.social 4 points 1 year ago I use Mullvad's VPN and DNS on a router level. Every device on my network is blanketed by it. Some services don't work, but I am willing to sacrifice their profits for my integrity. Thus, to them I say 然らば fuckmothers. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IllNess@infosec.pub 61 points 1 year ago What should be considered illegal circumvention is allowing articles behind a paywall to be included in search results. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 1984@lemmy.today [S] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children) They wont be happy until eye tracking technology makes sure we sit and watch their fucking ads before the actual content appears. I mean, none of this is getting better. Its only going to become worse. I have ads in the fucking pause screen on my streaming tv app. So if I want to take a toilet break, I get an ad in my face. Its just so ridiculous. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Almacca@aussie.zone 16 points 1 year ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] Booboofinget@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago What most of these people don't get is if they didn't get so invasive with those ads, people would not have to resort to ad blockers. Be it tho shut up the ads every few seconds on YouTube or having to play whack-a-mole every time I read an article, eventually you run out of patience and say "enough!" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Booboofinget@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago What most of these people don't get is if they didn't get so invasive with those ads, people would not have to resort to ad blockers. Be it tho shut up the ads every few seconds on YouTube or having to play whack-a-mole every time I read an article, eventually you run out of patience and say "enough!" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago* Fuckers want to colonize my property (my computer). that's what's illegal! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zerofk@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Say here’s a thought: can we sue ad companies for theft of electricity? They’re using my electricity to display their ads, without my consent. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Almacca@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago Not to mention my internet fees. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago Not to mention my internet fees. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RickAstleyfounddead@lemy.lol 3 points 1 year ago Lol they will even say blocking phishing links are unethical permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child) That was for 12ft.io Bypassing a pay wall. Not blocking ads. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Almacca@aussie.zone 1 point 1 year ago They can still fuck off. permalink fedilink source parent