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Doesn’t Google grant itself first-party status by redirecting you through an advertisement domain? µBlock definitely is the king of ad blocking extensions — onl
by boogies 6y ago
Doesn’t Google grant itself first-party status by redirecting you through an advertisement domain? µBlock definitely is the king of ad blocking extensions — only the fork AdNauseam (https://adnauseam.io/ https://adnauseam.io/) can compete, and that’s by both blocking ads and fighting back with obfuscating click simulation.
- CameronNemo 6y agoHmm. I think it would be better if the extension clicked randomly rather than clicked on all ads. That would cause the numbers to be much harder to interpret, and ad agencies or departments would have a much harder time measuring their efficacy or justifying their existence.
- boogies 6y agoMe too, and it provides a slider for the percentage to click that I kept below 100 when I used it (now I use Palemoon, which doesn’t support WebExtensions, and I use /etc/hosts).
- valvar 6y agoYou can change the click frequency in the settings. I guess it would be better to make that setting a part of the splash page that shows up on installation, though, as otherwise many will miss it.
- iso1631 6y ago> ad agencies or departments would have a much harder time measuring their efficacy or justifying their existence. 50% of adverts are a waste of money, the problem for people wanting to advertise is nobody knows which 50%