We noticed you're using an Adblocker

[RIP-Felix]

Have you seen sites that nag you about disabling your adblocker? I get it, they want ad revenue. But I don't want ads, hence the blocker. As intrusive as ads can be, the nag screen is even more intrusive. Does anyone know of an adblocker nag notification blocker?

This isn't really a serious question, but who knows. Maybe it's a thing.

[tthurman]

This is on my list of things to do....well, at some point.

https://pi-hole.net/

 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-05-10/inside-the-brotherhood-of-pi-hole-ad-blockers

 

https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2017/setting-pi-hole-whole-home-adtracker-blocking

[RIP-Felix]

Quote

Only a few years ago, even people who hated ads saw ad-blocking software as akin to stealing. But online advertising has grown so predatory that while blocking is estimated to cost publishers billions of lost revenue a year, it’s started to seem less like robbery than self-defense: Ads slow devices, eat up data plans, and sometimes deliver malware. Meanwhile, the industry is building ever-more-detailed dossiers on every user based on web habits.

Just because it hits your bottom line and threatens your job, doesn't make it stealing! Screw anyone who uses terminology as weapons against average people trying to protect themselves against shyster admen. Next they'll tell me I have to let them into my home to give me their pitch. Sure you have the right to knock on my door, as well we should have the right to knock on our neighbors door, but I have the right to decline to open it or allow you in. I can also politely ask them to go away.

How is adblocking any different? They invade my home through my computer screen, I should be able to tell them off with software.

[tthurman]

"Lighten up Francis"

[RIP-Felix]

13 hours ago, tthurman said:

"Lighten up Francis"

You calling my psycho?

Mountain out of a mole hill? Sure, but that's my MO!

[Adultery]

To be fair, I completely agree with ya, so I guess that makes us both psycho!

I only use the ad blocker on the super dodgy sites I'm on anyhow.

And a VPN.

And my kid's computer.

Lol

[tthurman]

I'm down with it too, but we're all on the same page, right?

I actually posted that months ago, your post just made it relevant here, so I shared it.