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After having used adblock plus for like the last 2 years, I disabled it the other day and have been amazed at how terrible the Internet is without it.
by herbig 13y ago
After having used adblock plus for like the last 2 years, I disabled it the other day and have been amazed at how terrible the Internet is without it.
- dethstar 13y agoWhenever I use someone else's computer I'm always amazed and wonder how can they stand it. I have noticed people actually getting frustrated at ads making sounds and what not.
- yeukhon 13y agoYou should read this: https://adblockplus.org/blog/acceptable-ads-by-the-numbers https://adblockplus.org/blog/acceptable-ads-by-the-numbers after hearing a talk Robert Hansen gave at AppSec USA, I then realize why adblock plus has been doing a poor job :( it can't stop most of the pop ups and ads anymore.
- HaEB4zcjbp 13y agoIt does if you uncheck "Allow some non-intrusive advertising"
- nullymcnull 13y agoI think you misunderstand. AdBlock doesn't force this whitelisting, it merely defaults to using it.
- yeukhon 13y agoDid you just say they default to use the whitelist ad program?
- nullymcnull 13y agoYes, I believe if you just blindly click through the initial install for the extension, the limited whitelisting (for 'unobtrusive ads') will be in effect. That's the whole idea, isn't it - to whitelist for the majority of users who don't read the fine print or tweak things, while still allowing anyone who cares to shut it off.
- alan_cx 13y agoCould not agree more. Its almost frighting. It kinda reminds me, as a long standing Formula 1 fan, of what NASCAR looked like on TV when I first started watching it. It was like being assaulted with brand names. Quite a culture shock. However, these days, I try to be oh so generous and disable the adblock for sites that I, in my "wisdom", want to get the ad revenue. Hell, I'll even click a few if Im feeling especially generous!!!!
- foobarqux 13y agoDon't you know it's your solemn duty to brainwash yourself so that others can get paid?