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Should we also ban sites formatting their pages so that you can't easily block their ads?
by jefftk 4y ago
Should we also ban sites formatting their pages so that you can't easily block their ads?
- teddyh 4y agoIntent matters.
- jefftk 4y agoMany sites do this very intentionally, including Facebook. Look sometime at the markup on their "sponsored" disclosures
- zakki 4y agoI believe the problem is not the ads but the tracking.
- jefftk 4y agoFormatting pages to make ad blocking difficult is another example of websites making a conscious choice to thwart user intent. In both cases, sites are attempting to tie content consumption to content monetization, and users are attempting to get the content without the monetization because they dislike side effects of the monetization.
- dorgo 4y agoMost websites track users. Even if they don't try to monetize content or show ads.
- wahnfrieden 4y agoyou're ignoring political purposes, and the political engagement of even the most vocally apolitical orgs. and you're ignoring abuse of access granted through neglect
- dredmorbius 4y agoThat's changing the topic and avoiding the question. It's also further defending hostile dark patterns and evading explicitly expressed personal intent. The browser is a user agent, not a publisher or advertiser agent.
- nextaccountic 4y agoI would be in favor
- birksherty 4y agoYes, this kind of tricks by corporations.