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It's a cat and mouse thing. If they add some js to check for ad blockers then ad blockers block that too. They could check over time if a user has seen as many
by supergreg 10y ago
It's a cat and mouse thing. If they add some js to check for ad blockers then ad blockers block that too.
They could check over time if a user has seen as many ads as page views and block them then but users would just need to delete their cookies.
- tim333 10y agoUntil recently I've not had problems using ad blockers but in the last month http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ has become good at telling if I'm using one and not returning content if so. I wonder if this is the start of a more general fight back. I guess as blockers stop ads downloading they just need to have something like an ad or an actual one and check if it's downloaded.
- summarite 10y agoAnd you can be sure they pay a hefty sum for up-to-date anti-blocking software.
- Snowe 10y agoSometimes it's a good thing. Often it gives me a few moments to pause and realise I really didn't need to read that article anyway.
- halfdgvfyjjuc 10y agoDaily telegraph has recently switched to a stronger freemium model with a lot of premium content only visible to subscribers.