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1 | 7.14% |
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0 | 0% |
| I opt out of personalised ads as far as possible |
  
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2 | 14.29% |
| I use good adblockers and don't see any ads |
  
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3 | 21.43% |
| I use good adblockers and don't see any ads and I opt out as far as possible |
  
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7 | 50.00% |
| I don't know, don't want to answer, etc. |
  
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1 | 7.14% |
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2013-07-07, 19:54
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∂2ω=0
Sep 2002
Repรบblica de California
2DCF16 Posts |
Google pays AdBlock Plus to unblock Ads
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2013-07-07, 20:22
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"Kieren"
Jul 2011
In My Own Galaxy!
2·3·1,693 Posts |
Bloody bastards! If you run AdBlock, the ads in question seem to be covered by Filter Preferences>Filter Subscriptions>Allow some non-intrusive advertising (check box).
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2013-07-07, 21:19
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Bamboozled!
"๐บ๐๐ท๐ท๐ญ"
May 2003
Down not across
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Quote:
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2013-07-07, 21:50
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"Kieren"
Jul 2011
In My Own Galaxy!
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Same here. Thanks to Ernst for calling attention to the situation.
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2013-07-07, 22:19
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∂2ω=0
Sep 2002
Repรบblica de California
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I personally don't use Adblock anymore (as of several years ago): I've found the combination of FF builtin popup blocking and my standard "quiet reading" browser settings (Javascript only enabled for selected sites, no images unless I say, no animations unless I say, no noise unless I say, no Flash unless I say, no loud colors unless I say) to do all I need - but I don't pretend I'm anywhere near typical that way. |
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2013-07-07, 22:43
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Dec 2012
The Netherlands
1,759 Posts |
More widely, Ben Edelman of the Harvard Business School keeps an eye on rogue practices on the Internet, and regular reports are available at http://www.benedelman.org/
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2013-07-08, 03:20
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Aug 2006
3×1,993 Posts |
Honestly, I've allowed Google's text ads through AdBlock Plus since I installed it. They are generally unobtrusive. All I really need to block are popups (annoying), pup-unders (spawn of the devil), and dotted-underline hovertext-insertion ads like Intellitext (KILL IT WITH FIRE). Blocking banner ads is nice but no big deal; text ads don't bother me.
I'm glad we have places to keep an eye on this, because it's certainly the kind of thing the public should know about. But honestly it's business as usual for me. |
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2013-07-08, 03:45
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"Kieren"
Jul 2011
In My Own Galaxy!
27AE16 Posts |
I value being able to block a lot of ads, especially those which flash and dance around. Those kinds make it hard for me to concentrate on what I'm trying to read.
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2013-07-08, 04:25
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Bemusing Prompter
"Danny"
Dec 2002
California
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Not to mention they steal CPU cycles.
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2013-07-09, 23:07
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"Jason Goatcher"
Mar 2005
3×7×167 Posts |
I prefer to operate like a poisonous viper.
If it doesn't move, I just ignore it. If it appears to be moving anywhere but away from me, ATTACK!!! Off-topic:I've watched a bit of snake-taming and concluded snakes operate a bit like lightning, if nothing is obviously sticking out at them from your body, you're probably okay. So definitely DON'T stick your hands in front of you. And that ends our Jason's ADD Moment of the Hour. |
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2013-07-10, 06:04
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Aug 2002
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