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I had never blocked ads, since sometimes they're actually interesting, until the recent spate of malware propagated by ad servers. AdBlockerPlus (Chrome extens

I had never blocked ads, since sometimes they're actually interesting, until the recent spate of malware propagated by ad servers. AdBlockerPlus (Chrome extension) allows ads as long as there's no video, animation, or js shenanigans. That seems reasonable enough to me. It's actually been amazing how nice things are with faster page loads, and fewer annoying distractions...not to mention no video/audio autoplay. I for one would rather not see an ad versus ad blocker arms race.

devopsproject 11y ago
"until the recent spate of malware propagated by ad servers" Same for me. I can live with the annoying ads but losing a day rebuilding my computer is not worth it
djur 11y ago
I didn't use adblockers for years, but there was a point where I felt like advertisers had just broken down the mutually-understood norms that made online advertising acceptable. So I wrote an angry rant (http://supox.dingis-west.com/asshole.html http://supox.dingis-west.com/asshole.html) and installed adblockers on everything I could. Life has been much better with adblock. I turn it off on sites that I know don't use abusive advertising practices, but it's strictly opt-in at this point.
wsc981 11y ago
From what I've read it'll be possible in iOS 9 to use add block extensions on mobile devices. And this will result in way less traffic, so the internet bundle will be more effective and sites will load quicker. For mobile devices blocking adds is very useful indeed. Here's a short explanation on how an add blocker might be build for iOS 9: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/safari-content-blocking-ios9 https://www.hackingwithswift.com/safari-content-blocking-ios...
Zarel 11y ago
I don't see an "AdBlockerPlus" in the Chrome Web Store, and a google search tells me that "Max AdBlocker Plus" is malware. Can you link to the extension you're talking about?
- gknoy 11y ago
  I'm a fan of AdBlock, but there's also an AdBlockPlus AdBlock: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock/gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock/gighmmpiob... AdBlockPlus: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock-plus/cfhdojbkjhnklbpkdaibdccddilifddb?hl=en-US https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock-plus/cfhdo...
  - degenerate 11y ago
    grumbles... you should be using uBlock Origin... https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin/cjpa... faster, less memory footprint, just as many features
    - Zarel 11y ago
      I would use it if uBlock Origin has a blacklist mode instead of a whitelist mode, but it unfortunately doesn't appear to.
      - deleted 11y ago
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devopsproject 11y ago

"until the recent spate of malware propagated by ad servers" Same for me. I can live with the annoying ads but losing a day rebuilding my computer is not worth it

djur 11y ago

I didn't use adblockers for years, but there was a point where I felt like advertisers had just broken down the mutually-understood norms that made online advertising acceptable. So I wrote an angry rant (http://supox.dingis-west.com/asshole.html http://supox.dingis-west.com/asshole.html) and installed adblockers on everything I could. Life has been much better with adblock. I turn it off on sites that I know don't use abusive advertising practices, but it's strictly opt-in at this point.

wsc981 11y ago

From what I've read it'll be possible in iOS 9 to use add block extensions on mobile devices. And this will result in way less traffic, so the internet bundle will be more effective and sites will load quicker. For mobile devices blocking adds is very useful indeed. Here's a short explanation on how an add blocker might be build for iOS 9: https://www.hackingwithswift.com/safari-content-blocking-ios9 https://www.hackingwithswift.com/safari-content-blocking-ios...

Zarel 11y ago

I don't see an "AdBlockerPlus" in the Chrome Web Store, and a google search tells me that "Max AdBlocker Plus" is malware. Can you link to the extension you're talking about?

gknoy 11y ago
I'm a fan of AdBlock, but there's also an AdBlockPlus AdBlock: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock/gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock/gighmmpiob... AdBlockPlus: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock-plus/cfhdojbkjhnklbpkdaibdccddilifddb?hl=en-US https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock-plus/cfhdo...
- degenerate 11y ago
  grumbles... you should be using uBlock Origin... https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin/cjpa... faster, less memory footprint, just as many features
  - Zarel 11y ago
    I would use it if uBlock Origin has a blacklist mode instead of a whitelist mode, but it unfortunately doesn't appear to.
    - deleted 11y ago
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