"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
10/07/2016 at 00:39 • Filed to: None
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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
10/07/2016 at 00:39 • Filed to: None | 1
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I’ve been using AdBlock Plus for ages (Sorry, Gawker Univision) but, recently, I started getting these annoying Taboola ads on Jalopnik and elsewhere despite ABP. I tried blocking the element, but it just came back. So then I thought I had some sort of virus. No, it turns out that ABP is actually the one letting the Taboola ads through to my browser. It seems odd that a program that was designed to block ads would be pushing them, but I think it has something to do with the pushback from websites who need the ad revenue, along with ABP’s desire to figure out what an acceptable ad might look like. If you’re interested in the whole thing, you can read ABP’s take on it !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . It also explains how to block the Taboola ads if you are using ABP.
Wheelerguy
> ttyymmnn
10/07/2016 at 00:50 |
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Look! An empty canvas for McMike to play around with! Wonder how he’d sell every Kinja User site.
victor
> ttyymmnn
10/07/2016 at 00:52 |
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ABP actually takes the revenue from the site
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ttyymmnn
> victor
10/07/2016 at 01:00 |
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Well, I’ve never sent ABP any money, and I’m sure very few others have either. Folks gotta make money somehow.
Bandit - destroyed his car
> ttyymmnn
10/07/2016 at 01:27 |
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If you open the ABP options panel, at the bottom there is a check box that says “Allow some unobtrusive advertising” that is on by default. Just uncheck it if you didn’t want to see any ads.
facw
> ttyymmnn
10/07/2016 at 01:59 |
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You can enable blocking of those in the options (unobtrusive ads setting).
Personally I want sites I read to make money, but there’s too much crap out there that blocks content, slows down browsing, introduces security flaws, etc. so this seems like a good compromise. Of course it would be better for everyone if sites just didn’t run annoying ads in the first place, instead of paying off a middleman to have ads unblocked.
ABP has been allowing the Taboola ads forever, but they are trying to create a more self service platform for advertisers: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/09/adblock-plus-starts-selling-ads-but-only-acceptable-ones/
TheHondaBro
> ttyymmnn
10/07/2016 at 03:21 |
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uBlock Origin makes quick work of what ABP can’t block.
Cryptopygia - Front Wheel Drive is Best Wheel Drive
> TheHondaBro
10/07/2016 at 03:31 |
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Seconding this.
You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
> ttyymmnn
10/07/2016 at 09:11 |
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Opera has built in ad blocking and a built in VPN. I switched over a few weeks ago and it works real well. Some sites don’t play well with the VPN, but most work just fine with it.
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ttyymmnn
> You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
10/07/2016 at 09:13 |
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I’ve tried every browser that runs on Mac. I used FF for a long time until it became unstable and had a habit of crashing while I was in the middle of writing a long aviation history post. So I went with Safari. I’ve tried Ublock, and left it for some reason. I don’t remember why. Anyway, Taboola is gone and I’m happy.