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The 'main-streaming' of ad blocking has led to sites fighting back against ad blocking. I have been using etc/hosts from http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/ http
by manishsharan 10y ago
The 'main-streaming' of ad blocking has led to sites fighting back against ad blocking. I have been using etc/hosts from http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/ http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/ for past several years and I have begun to notice that I certain sites , such as wired and forbes, have blocked my access.
- stephengillie 10y agoThese publishers are just signalling that their content isn't relevant. It's not "must-read" content, but features and editorials and other ways they try to differentiate themselves as an infotainment source. Actual news is posted without ads - by real people in comment threads, on social media, and at non-paywalled news sites & blogs. Don't see them as devils blocking you from content; see them as angels freeing you from having your time wasted with unimportant content.
- ArtDev 10y agoSounds like you need to block the blockers. I use anti-adblock killer by reek (a Greasemonkey script).
- Raphmedia 10y agoThere's this GitHub repo with host files setups for exactly this need : https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts