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If everyone got one of these, websites would just change a bit of code, and ads would work again. Thankfully, most people find advertising a useful part of thei
by mibbitier 14y ago
If everyone got one of these, websites would just change a bit of code, and ads would work again. Thankfully, most people find advertising a useful part of their lives - adblock usage is still something like 1% of users.
blocking ads is as ridiculous as trying to block porn.
Ever tried getting past adblock? It's very trivial.
Also I'm not convinced this method of removing ads would work on ads served over https, where they can't inspect the traffic.
- Karunamon 14y ago>Ever tried getting past adblock? It's very trivial. Ever tried getting past someone who thinks they can force you to watch ads? Also trivial.
- glassx 14y ago> most people find advertising a useful part of their lives Citation needed. "Most people" might not use AdBlock because they don't know about it or don't know how to install it.
- kylec 14y agoPresumably they'll keep the devices continually updated to keep up with the changing code of websites. Plus, they don't really have to block everything everywhere - this would still be useful even if it only blocked most or even some ads. Regarding SSL, they could have the device issue an SSL certificate that you install on your devices and it could intercept that traffic as well.