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I wait for when Facebook will make the "sponsored content" indication a canvas, present in every content but only filled-in on those sponsored content. Facebook
by hokkos 10y ago
I wait for when Facebook will make the "sponsored content" indication a canvas, present in every content but only filled-in on those sponsored content. Facebook control the DOM, they can use every technique to make the detection harder to the end where we will need AI classifier.
- ravenstine 10y agoTheir problem is they'd have to contradict their own UI despite doing things like that. Let's say that they removed the "Suggested Post" indicator from their ads entirely, and the ads essentially appear identical to something you are already following; unless you had followed the page before, it should display a Like button like any other post and it would not say something like "You liked/followed this page" at the top of the post in the feed, so it would be a safe assumption to clear out anything that wasn't specifically liked by you or a friend. But, if they were to not display a Like button or elements telling you whether or not you have followed the post before, that's yet another indication that it's not a genuine post. I wouldn't mind never seeing anything that's "suggested" and would rather find content through friends(you know, that whole social networking thing). I don't see how they can ever get around ad blocking in the long term without making their site unpleasant to use.