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I've blocked ads ever since ad blockers were a thing. Facebook have finally managed to consistently get past uBlock Origin, and seeing ads in my news feed for t

I've blocked ads ever since ad blockers were a thing. Facebook have finally managed to consistently get past uBlock Origin, and seeing ads in my news feed for the first time is really, really annoying me. They look similar enough to real posts that I read them automatically before I realise, which I find really disturbing. It's enough that I'm seriously contemplating not using Facebook any more.

michaelbuckbee 8y ago
If you use the facebook.com website (not the app) they are _torturing_ HTML to get ads past the blockers. Stuff like putting every letter in a separate span or div, weird encoding tricks, etc.
- throwawaymath 8y ago
  Do you examples? That sounds educational.
  - sleavey 8y ago
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19115460 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19115460
exodust 8y ago
> I'm seriously contemplating not using Facebook any more. You talk the talk but can you walk the walk?