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>It's not that the text isn't there, it's just that it's put there in a way that is nearly impossible to target with CSS-based ad blocking. I'm confused too, t
by aguyfromnb 7y ago
>It's not that the text isn't there, it's just that it's put there in a way that is nearly impossible to target with CSS-based ad blocking.
I'm confused too, then.
If the screen-reader can see the word "sponsored" easily, why can't any other code? What is the difference between how a screen reader finds "sponsored" vs an ad-blocker?
- jaywalk 7y agoA screen reader is looking at the text as it is rendered. Note that I said CSS-based ad blocking, which is really what the blog post was about. A more advanced ad blocker could certainly find the "Sponsored" text and hide the ad.