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That seems like an expensive way to block ads considering traditional ad blockers have been doing that with a tiny fraction of the compute for decades.
by craftkiller 1mo ago
That seems like an expensive way to block ads considering traditional ad blockers have been doing that with a tiny fraction of the compute for decades.
- rgovostes 1mo agoHave you used a social network in the past year? Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest, et al. have become increasingly hostile to blockers with techniques that break pattern-matching on hostnames and element selectors. It may be inevitable that adblockers move toward visual identification.
- andrekandre 1mo ago> Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest, et al. have become increasingly hostile to blockers maybe at some point we should just stop visiting these sites if they are so hostile... we keep going to them despite all of this and it just serves to delay any kind of alternative getting pickup (not an easy task, i know)
- simonw 1mo agoWe go to them because that's where the friends and organizations we care about have chosen to post their content.