Ad Blockers Are Good for Security, Too
On day four of our security tuneup, we recommend installing and ad-blocker…but consider white listing trusted sites! Continue reading Ad Blockers Are Good for Security, Too
Category Archives: ad blockers
Over 20 Million Users Installed Malicious Ad Blockers From Chrome Store
If you have installed any of the below-mentioned Ad blocker extension in your Chrome browser, you could have been hacked.
A security researcher has spotted five malicious ad blockers extension in the Google Chrome Store that had already been installed… Continue reading Over 20 Million Users Installed Malicious Ad Blockers From Chrome Store
News agencies demand Facebook and Google pay for their stories
Internet giants are being called out for making billions off news, while the news agencies that produce it are withering on the vine Continue reading News agencies demand Facebook and Google pay for their stories
Are Ad-Blockers Saving Internet Users, or Ruining the Internet?
Billions of advertising revenue is thought to have been lost from ad-blockers. Continue reading Are Ad-Blockers Saving Internet Users, or Ruining the Internet?
I just permanently removed all ad network code from my blog
I don’t mind ads on websites as a concept, that is I don’t mind the idea of a message appearing somewhere that helps the producer of said content earn a crust. However, there are other things about ads that I do mind enormously and most of them are due to
Continue reading I just permanently removed all ad network code from my blog
I just permanently removed all ad network code from my blog
I don’t mind ads on websites as a concept, that is I don’t mind the idea of a message appearing somewhere that helps the producer of said content earn a crust. However, there are other things about ads that I do mind enormously and most of them are due to
Continue reading I just permanently removed all ad network code from my blog
Why Twitch Is Joining Facebook In Blocking Ad Blockers
Getting rid of online ads is no longer as easy as installing an ad blocker. Continue reading Why Twitch Is Joining Facebook In Blocking Ad Blockers
Ad blockers are part of the problem
Earlier this year, I wrote about bad user experiences on websites and foremost among these were the shitty things some sites do with ads. Forbes’ insistence that you watch one before manually clicking through to the story, full screen and popover ads and ads that would take over your screen
Facebook’s War on Ad Blockers Isn’t Over Yet
Both sides keep one-upping each other in this arms race. Continue reading Facebook’s War on Ad Blockers Isn’t Over Yet
Facebook Claims Moral Imperative In Fight Against Ad Blockers
Facebook isn’t hurting for ad revenue, but instead wants to take a moral stand against the use of ad blockers. Continue reading Facebook Claims Moral Imperative In Fight Against Ad Blockers