2026-10-02 19:37 UTC
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@Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 2026-10-02 23:31
Site: We noticed you’re using an ad blocker. Ads are how we pay for this site so it can be free for you Me: I’m using an ad blocker because without it your site is a barely functional jumbled mess Site: Please disable your ad blocker Me: Also the last time I visited the site without a blocker my antivirus caught a malicious ad injection. Site: 🤡
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@neatchee@piefed.social 2026-10-03 03:24
ok ok ok ok look I use DNS level ad blockers, I’m big in favor of them, but this is the dumbest shit ever. Running client side JavaScript that detects when an advertisement failed to load and then popping a request to disable your ad blocker is in no way, shape, or form “spying”. Don’t get me wrong, plenty of sites absolutely spy on you, and the ads themselves definitely spy on you. But being able to detect that ads didn’t load? It’s completely client side and is not spying 😂 That last line is just real bad logic.
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@stoy@lemmy.zip 2026-10-03 06:58
I have said it before and I’ll way it again, an adblocker has gone from simply being a nuisance blocker to being an essential tool for not only privacy but also security. My counterpoint to any website whining about you blocking their ads is this: Untill website owners take full legal and financial responsibillity for any dammages the ads presented on their website causes my computer or property due to infected ads or an infected website, I won’t even consider disabling my adblocker, I still probably won’t, but I’ll consider it.
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@Tja@programming.dev 2026-10-03 08:08
This is created by someone who has no idea about websites, for an audience who has no idea about websites. You don’t need cookies, trackers or any personal data to detect an adblocker. It’s like accusing a store of spying for putting anti-theft gizmos on the merchandise.
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@ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-10-03 20:19
Dumb question maybe, but do tuey have to track browser types to be able to serve phones vs desktops?