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> We also have no ability to screen ad exchange ads ahead of time; we get what they give us. We can and have set policies, for example, to disallow autoplay vid
by aikah 11y ago
> We also have no ability to screen ad exchange ads ahead of time; we get what they give us. We can and have set policies, for example, to disallow autoplay video or audio ads. But we get them anyway, even from Google. Whether advertisers make mistakes or try to sneak around the restrictions and don’t get caught, we can’t tell. It happens, though, all the time.”
Something's fishy here. Is there any googler here that can respond to these claims ?
> “Print-based organisations were told they needed to evolve, and stop being such dinosaurs, because the web was where it was at…Why should web advertisers be immune from evolutionary or revolutionary change in user habits? …[A]ny argument that tries to put a moral dam in front of a technological river is doomed. Napster; Bittorrent; now adblocking.”
my thoughts exactly. "People" told the same things to the music industry. "You can't adapt, you should die", well let's see how ad networks and content producers survive the adblock revolution.
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- jacquesm 11y ago> what is to stop the ad being switched to something else (video, pr0n eptc) on the 3rd party server? That's when you're lucky. If you're unlucky it's malware injected via ad networks. Browsing the web without an adblocker is like sex with multiple partners every day without a condom.
- TeMPOraL 11y agoExactly. People don't block ads because they don't want content providers to get compensated. They block ads because they're actively hostile.
- VLM 11y agoBad analogy because that could be fun, although diseased. Ads are not fun. Its more like being a paramedic/EMT and not being allowed to wear gloves on call at blood covered scenes. Well I'm sorry that corporate policy won't let you wear gloves anymore but "we have to" keep profits up for the hepatitis and HIV treatment drug industries so you'll just have to deal with it. A standard HN automotive analogy would be working as a car mechanic while not being allowed to wear safety gear.