6 ms·

... and it immediately opened a popup with some sleazy ad. Same old, repackaged. So exciting.

• zo1 12y ago
  I didn't see any ads.
  • digitalpacman 12y ago
    I did.
  • siteshwar 12y ago
    I see an ad if I click on the page.
    • expose 12y ago
      Get with the times: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/%C2%B5block/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/%C2%B5block/cjpalh...
      • aktau 12y ago
        I can heartily recommend µBlock as well, it's low on resource usage (much lower than abp) and blocks nearly everything. I do tend to combine it with ghostery/disconnect to be extra sure (not that ghostery is developed by an ads firm, though they say their opt-out options is legit).
        • purzlbaum 12y ago
          Don't use abp. You should read this trough Google Translate maybe: http://www.mobilegeeks.de/adblock-plus-undercover-einblicke-in-ein-mafioeses-werbenetzwerk/ http://www.mobilegeeks.de/adblock-plus-undercover-einblicke-...
          • nathanb 12y ago
            Is there any evidence that they're doing anything sleazy? This seems like a crackpot conspiracy theory, not actual news.
            • purzlbaum 12y ago
              No it's really like that. Advertisers habe the possibility to get white listed. But they have to pay for it.
              • zo1 12y ago
                And this feature can be disabled in the extension: Tools->AddOns->AdblocPlus Options->Filter Preferences->Allow some non-intrusive advertising You can untick it, and right next to it are two links. One is to a link describing the non-intrusive ads and the other is to the actual white-list: https://adblockplus.org/en/acceptable-ads https://adblockplus.org/en/acceptable-ads https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/exceptionrules.txt https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/exceptionrules.tx... I didn't realize this was on for me. But to tell you the truth, I have never seen any of these advertisements. So either they were so unnoticeable/rare or they really were completely non-intrusive. I personally have no problem with this. As long as they keep the ads non-intrusive as it appears they have up until now, I will continue to allow it as it has made my web browsing completely annoyance-free from ads.
        • _asummers 12y ago
          Check µMatrix, too. Same guy who made µBlock, I believe.
  • hanspeter 12y ago
    Neither did I. But I did see a message that my computer has won the lottery! Oh my, and I never win anything! Woohoo!!
  • Pitarou 12y ago
    I saw a popup telling me to download and install some kind of crapware.
• tpbtpb 12y ago
  The solution exists for years: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/adblock-edge/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/adblock-edge/
  • netrus 12y ago
    I don't eat meat and I don't use adblockers - both habits make me feel morally superior ;)
    • jumpwah 12y ago
      Why do you think adblockers are immoral? Genuine question, not trying to stand on some moral high ground, just curious of your opinion, is all.
      • eli 12y ago
        Ads are part of a social contract you have with the publisher of the site.
        • alextgordon 12y ago
          Ads are a form of manipulation that somehow we have been convinced is acceptable for the mere act of reading.
          • krapp 12y ago
            Almost every form of communication between people is an attempt at manipulation. For instance, your comment is attempting to manipulate people into seeing advertising is a form of brainwashing. As attempts at manipulation go, though, advertising is at least up front and overt about its intentions. Can anyone say the same about politics, the media, even Hacker News?
            • alextgordon 12y ago
              The difference is that I honestly believe that advertising is manipulative (and I think there is good evidence!). I don't stand to gain any money if I convince you. I am not, I hope, spreading falsehoods. I'm certainly not preying on your innate desires for food or sex. I'm not installing malware on your computer. I'm not building a profile of your interests. I'm not autoplaying a video if you mouseover this comment! For the record, I am perfectly happy with ads that are just the name of the product and a static picture (a la the Deck).
• Intermernet 12y ago
  I got it on the second load. The first was clean (I think...) This is really not a good way to promote anything. I assume TPB are looking for public sympathy. Pushing mal/ad/bloatware isn't really going to help with that.
• deleted 12y ago
  [deleted]