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Just wait until Google, Microsoft and Yahoo all block Free.fr IP blocks until they cut this out. It's one thing to piss off your competition, but pissing off t
by electromagnetic 14y ago
Just wait until Google, Microsoft and Yahoo all block Free.fr IP blocks until they cut this out.
It's one thing to piss off your competition, but pissing off the people who supply the only reason why you have customers is kind of stupid. Sorry, but if I couldn't get Google I'm switching ISPs tomorrow.
- ihsw 14y agoPersonally I'm very happy that advertising is falling by the wayside -- we have been excessively subservient to ad networks and ad agencies, especially with regards to the Do-Not-Track fiasco. If DNT were turned on by default instead of this ad-blocking would there be as much furor raised? Likely not.
- mtgx 14y agoIt also looks like Google and a lot of other people can and should sue them. From the featured comment on Ars, it seems they are blocking everyone's news sites, except for his own.
- tonfa 14y agoGoogle analytics is also blocked, it's not just ads.
- jeromeflipo 14y agoIndeed: http://www.numerama.com/magazine/24672-free-ne-bloque-pas-que-la-publicite.html http://www.numerama.com/magazine/24672-free-ne-bloque-pas-qu...
- joelthelion 14y agoThat would probably be illegal for Google, as they have a dominant position.