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I want to tell you that it's pretty much useless for the much bigger guys. There are a few services that help track IPs that view and click ads on a global bas

I want to tell you that it's pretty much useless for the much bigger guys. There are a few services that help track IPs that view and click ads on a global basis. They are backed by ML algos that can determine with a high rate of accuracy whether it's fraud or not. Using some of the reputable services, the advertiser can go back to the network and request refunds due to the fraudulent clicks. So if you did do this, you'd only be hurting the smaller players who rely on ads to fund their ventures.

pferde 9y ago
Yes, I fully realize that, and in the end, I'm still just going to stick to my adblock/umatrix&friends solution, without doing anything more. :/ It's just an idle urge to somehow hasten the demise of the "Age of the Ad". An article I read sometimes last week made an unflattering, but rather astute comparison that a site which relies on ad networks for their income is like a streetwalker - selling out integrity integrity for money, competing with or against shady people (the scammy porn sites, the automated link-farms with Markov-generated pseudo content, etc.). And if one has to "interact" with sites like that, it is smart to use protection (adblock&friends). I wish I could find the article. I'm quite certain it was linked here on HN one or two weeks ago.