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Btw. this reminds me of an idea me and a friend had over lunch on how to take down Google, Facebook etc. An evil hacker could theoretically write a virus, that

by scrrr 16y ago

Btw. this reminds me of an idea me and a friend had over lunch on how to take down Google, Facebook etc. An evil hacker could theoretically write a virus, that only does one thing: Block Ads. Or install an Ad-Blocker. This could SERIOUSLY disrupt online business as we know it. Same thing would happen if the Cyberspace browser became the market leader. The creator would probably be bought out for whatever money he wants just so that ads get re-enabled for that browser.

quanganhdo 16y ago
Haha, I for one would be more than happy to be infected with that 'virus'. I'm not totally against advertising though. I think it's the execution that fails — I really love those ads by The Deck and Fusion Ads. If only the web is without ugly ad banners, Flash ads and the like.