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You're right that it doesn't work for the advertisers. It also isn't a technical solution: ad-blockers don't just use domain names; they also block based on tag
by irq-1 10y ago
You're right that it doesn't work for the advertisers. It also isn't a technical solution: ad-blockers don't just use domain names; they also block based on tags, ids and css classes, etc..
- intrasight 10y agoI'm sure the advertisers would rather have ads than not, so I'd argue just the opposite - this will work for advertisers. And you can't block arbitrary <p> and <img> tags, so I don't understand your second assertion.
- TeMPOraL 10y agoAd blocking in general is an AI-complete problem, but there are still lots of low-hanging fruits left to be picked - like blocking tags based on class names ("ad", "sponsor.*"), on content (basically spam filtering), etc., all backed by crowdsourced list of per-domain entries.
- majewsky 10y ago> blocking tags based on class names I would be surprised if uBO didn't do that. (Can't check right now because I use uMatrix; I care more about the tracking part than about the ad part.)
- intrasight 10y agoBy "arbitrary" I really mean "tags without classes". A plain <p> or <img> tag. But what I left unsaid is that I don't really mind such ads - they are like ads in a magazine. I use UBlock Origin to disable tracking not to disable ads.