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Used to work in this realm. It doesn't matter. Easylist will contact you, strongarm you into disabling your countermeasures and threaten to block all JS on you
by theultdev 9mo ago
Used to work in this realm. It doesn't matter.
Easylist will contact you, strongarm you into disabling your countermeasures and threaten to block all JS on your page if you don't comply.
So no ad servers can load, no prebid, nothing will function/load if the user has an adblocker that uses easylist (all of them) installed.
- acdw 9mo agoHAHAHAH Hell yeah that's praxis baby die mad about it
- satvikpendem 9mo agoThat is hilarious to be fair, like a modern day Robin Hood.
- theultdev 9mo agoIt was an interesting experience. I'm still not entirely sure it's for the best or not. On one hand, it is a concentration of power into hands a few people. On the other, it is for a good cause, to maintain a list of ad network and site banners that drain resources, cause privacy issues, etc. The Easylist people aren't saints. They get paid off by Google to allow "Acceptable Ads". So you just show a different campaigns if your user is running adblocker nowadays.
- satvikpendem 9mo agoWell, I run EasyList for most ads and then also other filters to remove "acceptable ads" so it works well for me.
- theultdev 9mo agoI wasn't implying there weren't workarounds. Just that Easylist is indirectly funded by ad revenue (google) When it comes to ads, it's about the bulk of people, most don't run anything other than the default lists.
- antonok 9mo agoYou're probably thinking of Adblock Plus? Acceptable Ads is their program; EasyList has no such policy or ties.
- jzebedee 9mo agoThat's amazing. I just assumed the ad lists were volunteer maintained like a wiki. I'll be sure to use Easylist now that I know they're also advocating for users while punishing bad advertisers.