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AdNauseam is a good way to get your account banned or your whole IP banned. It also doesn't do anything for privacy. It is based on uBO, so just use UBO.
by ffpip 6y ago
AdNauseam is a good way to get your account banned or your whole IP banned.
It also doesn't do anything for privacy. It is based on uBO, so just use UBO.
- perryizgr8 6y ago> your account banned or your whole IP banned Getting banned from ads sounds like an amazing thing...
- comboy 6y agoUnless the ad company is also your e-mail, maps, photos and whatnot provider. (Why would...? Ha.)
- LeoNatan25 6y agoHere’s a crazy idea: don’t use that ad company.
- ffpip 6y agoAre you saying sites shouldn't use Google Ads, or users shouldn't use Google Products?
- ffpip 6y agoYou get banned from recaptcha and youtube too. They don't stop showing you ads. They just don't register your clicks as part of impressions. Open TOR. You get ads on all sites. But do a google search, you'll get a infinite captcha.
- owowow 6y agoBanned from where? What does AdNauseam do differently than uBO that would incentivize people to use it?
- kalleboo 6y agoAdNauseam clicks on all the ads it blocks in the background, getting your IP/browser flagged for clickfraud in the ad networks
- raxxorrax 6y agoThat sounds really good. Supports websites you visit without seeing ads. Dishonesty isn't really a topic if we are talking ads.
- javagram 6y agoClick fraud can actually get the website banned if the ad network thinks it’s responsible, so no it’s not really good.
- raxxorrax 6y agoDid that happen to any site already? Wonder how they could detect it and if that detection can be circumvented. It is a natural visit in this case. Click fraud should be taught at school or in self defense courses to be honest.
- ffpip 6y agoYes. Many sites on HN have complanied about Google 'detecting fraud on your site' and banning it. You can get your competitor's site banned this way. Just run bots on his site. 'Pay us, or we'll get Google to ban your ads' -https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22348568 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22348568
- rjmunro 6y agoSupports them by getting them banned from Ad networks, taking their revenue away? Or at the very least reducing ad conversions for their advertisers, meaning they become a less valuable place to advertise on. What is "Dishonesty isn't really a topic if we are talking ads" supposed to mean?