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My 'adblock' is simply not having flash enabled. I haven't seen a particularly annoying ad in ages.

• ypcx 15y ago
  This. I don't really have the conscience to block the only source of revenue a webpage might have. But it's the Flash ads that make my otherwise silent 2009 Macbook Pro 17" (w/ SSD drive) roar like a 747 taking off, and that's where I draw the line. So I use FlashBlock and I'm fine. I think Google Ads (and in fact most ad providers) can detect this and display non-Flash ads instead.
• mike-cardwell 15y ago
  That's fine for now, but with Flash disappearing from mobile devices, and browser enhancements, we're going to see a move from using Flash to just using JavaScript for ADs.
• mkopinsky 15y ago
  Is there a way to disable flash but whitelist domains whose flash assets I will display? (Meaning I want to whitelist the domain actually serving the asset, not the page displaying them.) I suspect that approach would get rid of 90% of flash ads, while still allowing me to watch youtube or play the occasional flash game.
  • Skalman 15y ago
    Flashblock (for Firefox) does this.