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Ads (particularly ads served by third parties) have never been legitimate, that's why most users who know what they're about use an adblocker to stop them. Vi
by mcpackieh 3y ago
Ads (particularly ads served by third parties) have never been legitimate, that's why most users who know what they're about use an adblocker to stop them. Videos should only be embedded once the user consents to that (which could be implemented using a first-party button that the user clicks to affirm their consent and which then loads the third party video component.
- smeagull 3y ago> Ads (particularly ads served by third parties) have never been legitimate That's a very extreme take. They're how many services actually exist. Also, consent to an embedded video? My brother in Christ, your browser requested the video.
- account42 3y ago> Also, consent to an embedded video? My brother in Christ, your browser requested the video. This kind of attitude is why I block JS and cross-origin requests by default. Unfortunately this is not a reasonable option for the less technically inclined who deserve protection too.
- mcpackieh 3y agoIt's not an extreme take, it's the way most people with a technical clue feel, evidenced by widespread use of adblockers by anybody who actually knows how to use their computer.