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[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Google an ad company are killing ~~ab blockers~~ Chrome browsers. Yeah, that sounds right.

FTFY

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I wish, but I don't see it happening. Most people are just content with seeing ads absolutely everywhere, I just don't get it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I wouldn’t mind the basic shit like a banner here or a side bar there. But the fucking obnoxious mid page ads, auto playing videos, scam link shit can go die in a hole.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

I used to not mind them, now I do. They over did it and I can't go back. I will block ads untill I can't and then I'll probably climb a clock tower with an Uzi.

I won't really climb a clock tower with an Uzi.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

I wouldn’t mind the basic shit like a banner here or a side bar there.

Since those are semi-regularly vectors for malware now, even those are not safe to allow.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It's things like this that keep me using an ad blocker. I was researching when sunflowers develop their seeds, for crying out loud. Screenshot of a plug-in which has blocked ”127 ads" on this page Edit: this was on Opera. It's.. fine.