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| Thread ID: 83062 | 2007-09-18 04:29:00 | Web ad blocking may not be (entirely) legal | SurferJoe46 (51) | PC World Chat |
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| 592174 | 2007-09-18 04:29:00 | This'll make the towerdwellers sit up and smile: (news.zdnet.com) ".......Tomorrow's legal fight may be over Web browser add-ons that let people avoid advertisements. These add-ons are growing in functionality and popularity, which has led legal experts surveyed this week by CNET News.com to speculate about when the first lawsuit will be filed. If ad-blockers become so common that they slice away at publishers' revenues, "I absolutely would expect to see litigation in this area," said John Palfrey, executive director of Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet and Society. Firefox's Adblock plug-in is probably the most prominent way to configure Web browsers not to display advertisements. It lets people block ads from individual Web sites such as Doubleclick.net or through configurable directories, like "/banner". Similar plug-ins are available for Opera, Safari and Microsoft's Internet Explorer. ....." |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 592175 | 2007-09-18 04:46:00 | Well, thats just too bad isnt it. Until they buy the computer I'm using, and pay for my connection, I'll do what I want. IE7Pro does the same thing, if u use IE6 and 7. It blocks ads and flash as well. And does a pretty good job of it. And best of all, its free. And it wouldnt make any diff, if sites went IE only, if you used firefox, just install IEtab instead, and you'll still be able to use FF on whatever site. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 592176 | 2007-09-18 05:18:00 | Well if they put adverts in the style of GoogleAd's then I would not mind. One thing I don't like is having to see things like YOU ARE THE ONE MILLIONTH CUSTOMER!!!! or PUNCH THE MONKEY!!! |
bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 592177 | 2007-09-18 05:24:00 | UPDATE: Here's something new from SiteAdviser: www.imagef1.net.nz I just got this a few minutes ago..... |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 592178 | 2007-09-18 05:57:00 | All ads (especially those really really really ****ing annoying ones that randomly highlight a word and pop up some stupid ad relating to it when you move the mouse over it) are annoying and I shouldn't have to look at them if I don't want to. I'm not going to buy whatever they're selling or scamming, so there's absolutely no point in me seeing them anyway. It's MY browser, MY PC and MY internet that I'm paying for, so they can get ****ed. by the way, thanks Speedy for mentioning IE7Pro. That is one awesome plugin for IE!!! |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 592179 | 2007-09-18 06:05:00 | of course the easy way to get around a lot of the ad blocking is to not label the picture as an ad/banner/click etc etc. if people want to surf around without seeing any images at all i think they are quite entitled to. also if ad blocking was such a problem sites would be going bust left, right and centre. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 592180 | 2007-09-18 06:59:00 | Why Firefox is blocked (http://www.whyfirefoxisblocked.com) can go to hell, like the ads. | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 592181 | 2007-09-18 07:05:00 | They can go further than hell, actually. Someone should DDoS their site because they're a bunch of crackheads. There would be ways around sites that try to block ABP anyway |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 592182 | 2007-09-18 07:08:00 | I don't block ads, I block scripts... Too bad that cuts back most of the ads. |
porkster (6331) | ||
| 592183 | 2007-09-18 07:34:00 | I block both | Agent_24 (57) | ||
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