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The alternative is those websites not using third party ads with third party trackers on it. Adblockers already do not block those (cause they're indistinguisha

The alternative is those websites not using third party ads with third party trackers on it. Adblockers already do not block those (cause they're indistinguishable from image links). If they really just want my eyeballs they know how they can get them. But they really want to track me. And I'm not having that. The moment they stop tracking their users through third party ad networks, most adblockers stop blocking (because there's no AI involved and they wouldn't know what to block except images in general). It's in their hands, really. If they want to show me ads they can do it in a normal and decent manner. News websites should in fact be the first to adapt this model, because it's exactly the same thing as ads in print media. But they chose to get those disgusting third party tracking networks involved. And not just one or two. I don't have to put up with that, but I really don't see why there would be an action required on my site to stop blocking those tracking ads.

conanbatt 8y ago
Which adblocker do you trust not to track you?
onli 8y ago
Just FYI, that's not really true. Adblocker use mostly all the same filter lists and those do regularly block ads that just are regular images, and even text notes. https://www.troyhunt.com/ad-blockers-are-part-of-the-problem/ https://www.troyhunt.com/ad-blockers-are-part-of-the-problem... is an example, even if that specific one got resolved Adblock Plus has the ability to not block ads that conform to a certain standard, but in addition to conform to standards ad publishers need to pay for that. At least that's what they claim.
- kgwxd 8y ago
  "Adblock Plus has the ability to not block ads that conform to a certain standard" Not my standard. Ad blockers should be rebranded as "tracking blockers" so everyone calls them that. Then sites would have to ask you to "disable your tracking blocker", which sounds scary as hell to users, as it should.
- galangalalgol 8y ago
  If the images are hosted on the site instead of a third party the list won't matter.
  - mrep 8y ago
    Not true, here is an example of easylist blocking OpenStreetMap advertising OpenStreetMap events on openstreetmap.org [0]. [0]: https://github.com/easylist/easylist/pull/900 https://github.com/easylist/easylist/pull/900
  - onli 8y ago
    Even my example I linked in the comment you answered to is not about an image hosted on a different server. It's not an image at all. And ublock origin even still blocks it today.

conanbatt 8y ago

Which adblocker do you trust not to track you?

onli 8y ago

Just FYI, that's not really true. Adblocker use mostly all the same filter lists and those do regularly block ads that just are regular images, and even text notes. https://www.troyhunt.com/ad-blockers-are-part-of-the-problem/ https://www.troyhunt.com/ad-blockers-are-part-of-the-problem... is an example, even if that specific one got resolved Adblock Plus has the ability to not block ads that conform to a certain standard, but in addition to conform to standards ad publishers need to pay for that. At least that's what they claim.

kgwxd 8y ago
"Adblock Plus has the ability to not block ads that conform to a certain standard" Not my standard. Ad blockers should be rebranded as "tracking blockers" so everyone calls them that. Then sites would have to ask you to "disable your tracking blocker", which sounds scary as hell to users, as it should.
galangalalgol 8y ago
If the images are hosted on the site instead of a third party the list won't matter.
- mrep 8y ago
  Not true, here is an example of easylist blocking OpenStreetMap advertising OpenStreetMap events on openstreetmap.org [0]. [0]: https://github.com/easylist/easylist/pull/900 https://github.com/easylist/easylist/pull/900
- onli 8y ago
  Even my example I linked in the comment you answered to is not about an image hosted on a different server. It's not an image at all. And ublock origin even still blocks it today.