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By that same logic Ars Technica are allowed to detect if you have blocked their ad and not deliver you the content you requested. And you better go tell Google
by hartror 17y ago
By that same logic Ars Technica are allowed to detect if you have blocked their ad and not deliver you the content you requested.
And you better go tell Google their business model doesn't work before we're all left without a search engine!
- mbreese 17y agoI actually wonder if they would do this. It's technically possible, but it is really a 'nuclear option' for a website. Then again, Ars is one of the few sites that will actively ban your account if you use ad blocking. But so far, I think they've only removed accounts for comments/forums, not the whole shebang.
- hartror 17y agoPerhaps they could redirect first offenders to a summary of this article with a link to the article at the bottom and see how that goes. Split test it first of course if you are reading this Ken!
- kelnos 17y ago"By that same logic Ars Technica are allowed to detect if you have blocked their ad and not deliver you the content you requested." Absolutely! It's my choice what I will render on my machine, and it's the server's choice what it will send me when I make a particular request. If they are capable of detecting when I've blocked ads and choose to deny my request for the content, that's well within their rights.