Not really. It mostly just devalues the ad units. Since none of these fake clicks result in any action on the advertiser's site, the per-click price the adverti

Not really. It mostly just devalues the ad units. Since none of these fake clicks result in any action on the advertiser's site, the per-click price the advertiser is willing to spend goes way down. And at least in its current implementation, I would guess most 3rd party click validators already filter it out. (disclaimer: ad-supported news sites pay my bills)