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The website can always detect an adblock. Just set a variable inside the ads.js and if it's not present, the ads are blocked. (or the file didn't load).

• amelius 11y ago
  No, the idea is that the ads.js runs on the real DOM. The shadow DOM is a copy of that DOM minus the ads. This is the DOM shown to the user.
  • angry-hacker 11y ago
    Hmm, sounds interesting, but wouldn't it need a lot of more resources for computing all that stuff? You also need to actually download and do the work with all those ads.js (that loads another 10 trackers).
  • tokenizerrr 11y ago
    Then you would still get tracked. Half the point of adblockers is prevent the ad networks from tracking you.
    • amelius 11y ago
      To prevent this, the browser could use a fresh cookie every time you visit the site, except for sites you whitelist.
  • untog 11y ago
    That removes one of the huge benefits of ad blocking - saving bandwidth.