Why the use of ad blockers is increasing rapidly?
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Domelo
May 19, 2014 9:06:43 AM
Over the past few months, I noticed that most of the people around the world have started using ad blocking software to block different kinds of adverts which is literally destroying the lives of advert developers and many others. Is there any specific reason that has provoked people to use ad blockers on a massive scale or what else?
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Because ads are getting increasingly invasive and irritating, plus preventing spyware/tracking usually requires blocking the ads outright.
Were ads a simple, non-moving banner displayed simply on the grounds of rough location and the page I'm on, I would have no issue. If you want to track every page I visit, sell it to a thousand different companies to spam me, and cover every page with flashing crap that suddenly expands if you leave your mouse in the wrong place, GFY.
I find the most effective way is to blacklist almost all JS and completely disable flash. Give me ads that don't move, and I'm reasonably happy.
EDIT: I care less about the people who build the ads, and more about the sites that use them. As such, there's a few that are on the whitelists.
However, anybody who disregards DNT headers is blocked completely on a site-wide level. If you don't want to listen to me, I'm going to not bother sending you any information whatsoever. Cookie blocking is fun, too.
Were ads a simple, non-moving banner displayed simply on the grounds of rough location and the page I'm on, I would have no issue. If you want to track every page I visit, sell it to a thousand different companies to spam me, and cover every page with flashing crap that suddenly expands if you leave your mouse in the wrong place, GFY.
I find the most effective way is to blacklist almost all JS and completely disable flash. Give me ads that don't move, and I'm reasonably happy.
EDIT: I care less about the people who build the ads, and more about the sites that use them. As such, there's a few that are on the whitelists.
However, anybody who disregards DNT headers is blocked completely on a site-wide level. If you don't want to listen to me, I'm going to not bother sending you any information whatsoever. Cookie blocking is fun, too.
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May 19, 2014 9:13:43 AM
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Traildriver
May 19, 2014 9:23:10 AM
its a combination really.
there are some people who run adblock because of ads which link to spyware, really annoying flashing ads or content which is based on tracking information. this is why i use adblock. i personally have no problem with "some" advertisements if they are tasteful however the vast majority are not.
then there are people who just do not want to see advertisements and dont even see the need for them. they dont seem to understand that web content is not free and that not having ads means that the content they love to see is getting hurt and will eventually disappear or turn into a paid subscription site.
while it is slightly annoying since i use adblock i am 100% behind sites using anti-adblock technology. i am 100% behind sites using some advertisements to pay for hosting if they are done in a tasteful manner. my only issue is with sites with 50 ads on a page, flash advertisements which are bandwidth hogs or ads which are scams and/or flashy. plain advertisement banners or gifs which arent distracting i have no trouble with.
i understand the internet isnt free (no, paying for internet access doesnt support the websites you view and mean that you shouldnt have to view ads!) so i support ads.
there are some people who run adblock because of ads which link to spyware, really annoying flashing ads or content which is based on tracking information. this is why i use adblock. i personally have no problem with "some" advertisements if they are tasteful however the vast majority are not.
then there are people who just do not want to see advertisements and dont even see the need for them. they dont seem to understand that web content is not free and that not having ads means that the content they love to see is getting hurt and will eventually disappear or turn into a paid subscription site.
while it is slightly annoying since i use adblock i am 100% behind sites using anti-adblock technology. i am 100% behind sites using some advertisements to pay for hosting if they are done in a tasteful manner. my only issue is with sites with 50 ads on a page, flash advertisements which are bandwidth hogs or ads which are scams and/or flashy. plain advertisement banners or gifs which arent distracting i have no trouble with.
i understand the internet isnt free (no, paying for internet access doesnt support the websites you view and mean that you shouldnt have to view ads!) so i support ads.
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ewok93
May 28, 2014 10:17:15 AM
the problem isnt that they want to have ads... its that they have so many, many are annoingly animated or worse...video, and they are placed mixed in with content which makes it hard to concentrate.
if sites had the ads load after content, placed them in the sidebars and had reasonably unobtrusive (and non offensive) ads there wouldnt be a need for adblock.
if sites had the ads load after content, placed them in the sidebars and had reasonably unobtrusive (and non offensive) ads there wouldnt be a need for adblock.
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ewok93
May 28, 2014 10:24:07 AM
That and most websites don't preview ads that go up, so many have viruses, sound or other annoying features. There's a difference between having a couple ads and having a bunch of ads all over that cause pop-ups, play sound and videos, take forever to load, and occasionally have viruses. Whenever I'm fixing a family member's computer, I make sure to install adblock for them because they will click ads otherwise.
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