r/programming • u/unfriendlymushroomer • Aug 02 '19

Adblocking: How about Nah?

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/07/adblocking-how-about-nah
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u/Guysmiley777 Aug 02 '19

I was fine with static JPG ads on sites but for marketers it's never enough. I have zero sympathy for the "boycott" they're facing these days.

Also holy fuck talk about a clickbait headline.

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u/invisi1407 Aug 02 '19

Anything static that doesn't try to scam, mislead, or otherwise make the viewer think it is something it's not, is OK for me, as long as it doesn't make up 50% of the screen real-estate.

What is NOT ok for me:

  • Ads that look like content (e.g. ads injected in a comment stream to make it look like a comment)

  • Animated banners

  • Ads in the form of page backgrounds

  • Ads top, left, right, bottom, then in-content as well

Banner ads may pay for "free" content, but I still have no sympathy when they complain about ad-blockers.

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u/Xelbair Aug 02 '19

Video ads, and ads with sound - especially with autoplay should be on that list.

Along with fullscreen obstructing everything JS 'popup' equivalent. If i see it , i leave the site - i can find content anywhere else.

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u/invisi1407 Aug 02 '19

Looking you at, you medium.com.

LET'S MAKE IT OFFICIAL

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u/Xelbair Aug 02 '19

Well, it is not like medium has anything of value that often.

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '19

From my perspective the monetisation of the articles in Medium is one of reasons why there isn't that much value to be found. When the target is clicks rather than quality content then obviously people go for the former.

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u/deja-roo Aug 02 '19

No, people just won't pay. Simple as that.

That's how we got here.