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Even that is a losing battle, as you would then just identify the class(es) that result in the 'correct' position of letters. Ultimately it is an unwinnable ba
by ArchReaper 10y ago
Even that is a losing battle, as you would then just identify the class(es) that result in the 'correct' position of letters.
Ultimately it is an unwinnable battle, but one they can fight as long as they want.
- progval 10y agoWhat if it was a set of pixels instead?
- gruez 10y agoeven better, the entire page is rendered using the canvas api, using obfuscated javascript
- scottmf 10y agoI disagree. I don't see how it can be unwinnable. Even if it were an endless game of whack-a-mole, free adblock plugins don't have a fraction of the resources of Facebook. Publishers became greedy, ads became intrusive, and users reacted by flocking to adblockers. Now the users have taken it too far and publishers are forced to respond. No one is owed an ad-free experience.
- ArchReaper 10y agoThe cost to deliver 'unblocked' ads is exponentially more expensive than the cost to block ads. Ads also have to be properly identified to avoid CAN-SPAM issues, so unless they ignore those laws, it will always be relatively 'easy' to programmatically identify ads.