Is Adblock bad?

[hobbledehoy899]

Ublock is da bes!

uBlock and uBlock Origin are two separate things despite the similar names.

 

[Pluupy]

I have uBlock Origin completely disabled on GBAtemp and I have none of this happening. Are you sure that you aren't infected with adware?

On Desktop, I use adblock. On mobile, this place is horror, which is what I was talking about.

 

[Deleted User]

https://reek.github.io/anti-adblock-killer/
should help some pages.

Thank you! works on my favorite site that blocked adblocker (they have annoying ads :@ )

 

[Deleted User]

I disable it on sites I like and/or frequent and sites that use Project Wonderful and similar, nonintrusive services for ads. If a site I like has enough annoying, intrusive ads, then I'm keeping my adblocker on.

 

[hobbledehoy899]

On mobile, this place is horror, which is what I was talking about.

I too use this site on mobile, I still haven't have your experience.

 

[Subtle Demise]

On Desktop, I use adblock. On mobile, this place is horror, which is what I was talking about.

It's not quite up to horror standards yet, but mobile ads have always been a multitude of times worse than desktop ones.

 

[pustal]

In itself, they are just preventing unwanted traffic in your screen and pc, so nothing bad.

I'm not against ad revenue but I honestly think that people and companies should be more responsible with ads, and instead of using automatic ad services, they should have sponsors with stuff they aprove and do not ethically object.

Most ads play dirty and try to trick people so, while they are abusive, adblocks are just a natural reaction to it. This last point is like 'piracy' in a way: 'piracy' only exists because media prices are generally abusive.

 

[Deleted User]

The websites that block you from entering because you are using AdBlock are the ones I hate the most. It forces you to click AdBlock > Don't Run On This Page

There's a Firefox plugin called afaik "pwnadblock" which disable these "force to turn adblock"

To that, Adblock isn't bad. People making ads are bad. Can't I browse a page peacefully without being redirected to "CONGRATULATIONS! YOU WON FREE IHONE7" type of pages, and yes, some ads just forcefully redirect me. Blame ad creators, not us.

 

[_Chaz_]

Yes. Adblock is bad for site owners. It means that they lose out on ad revenue that would otherwise go toward paying the bill.
That said, there are far too many websites that ensure that those with adblock will keep it. Sites with a ridiculous amount of ads, ads that play audio/video, ads that redirect to malicious domains or otherwise trick viewers into downloading malware. Not to mention the amount of time data it costs viewers who have to download all of this additional content they never asked for.

Irresponsible use of ads is why adblock was created and why it continues to gain popularity, and those who still do this ruin it for those who don't.

 

[netovsk]

Ads are bad, great value is not shoved in your face but often something you look out for instead.

 

[the_randomizer]

P. DeFranco doesn't seem exactly conservative and there is not one ad showing in his videos lately.
Don't make it A/B team political because it is not.
They just took away ads from anybody that talks about real topics that might "offend" someone, and only silly inoffensive pure dumb "family friendly" content is getting ad revenue.

Because people are easily-offended PC SJW pantywaists, that's the real reason.

 

[RemixDeluxe]

I have a friend who is vehemently against ad block, saying how it makes the difference between having a site available sometimes and no they dont host any sites of their own.

On the other hand I am for it for ads that are really intrusive and in your face when you first enter websites. Also sometimes when you go and download things there will be fake download buttons that ads trick you into clicking.

 

[kehkou]

The websites that block you from entering because you are using AdBlock are the ones I hate the most. It forces you to click AdBlock > Don't Run On This Page

When I do this on Forbes with AdBlock Plus, It only unblocks that block message (and quote of the day) and runs (blocks ads) on the actual article, and remembers that setup. All I had to do was unblock when they asked me (disable on this page only).

GBAtemp just uses banners for me (like one per page), so I disable on this site.

 

[Jbrighton]

"6 minute ads" not seven, six!

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[Saiyan Lusitano]

For months now I've not used Adblock but places like Pirate Bay do make me want to go back because those ads are truly horrible (they contain webpages which force the user to click 'yes' on whatever unless you kill the process through the task manager).

 

[Deleted-355425]

adblock
Ublock
noscript

install those plug-ins and you wont have issues ever again with adverts, noscript does a good job killing the ads on pages that detect your adblocker and give you warnings etc

 

[Ryccardo]

I use Noscript instead; it happens to leave most nonintrusive text/image ads added directly by the website owner's alone, while blocking javascript (executable code!!) that I certainly didn't request

All while the major browsers (chiefly Firefox) are deliberately hiding their javascript on/off option; if any other non-browser program ran arbitrary code downloaded from a 3rd party, you can bet the pitchforks would already have been up

 

[Ev1l0rd]

Ublock Origin + anti-Adblock killer is the best. Works on every site except for Forbes.

Well, I still get the nds-card ads on GBATemp sometimes, but those aren' t intrusive, so I don't mind.

 

[The Catboy]

Adblock has become a bit of a necessary evil on most sites. There are some sites like GBATemp where I leave it off because the ads aren't that bad and I don't mind supporting the site through ads.
But then there are some sites that I can't even enter because it's ads and spam. Several of these sites being legit sites, so it's not like they are some sketchy ass site. So it's gotten to the point where adblock is seriously needed to visit them. Which is sad, because I actually would go as far as to pay the sites to not spam me with ads.

 

[InsaneNutter]

As someone who runs a website kept online by ad-revenue i can see it from both points of view. It sadly has essentially become essential to block adverts when browsing for the users own safety, especially for less tech savvy users. I've seen people become infected because the first result when Googling Adobe Reader download or Skype download was a malicious advert appearing above the result for the actual website.

On the flip side a lot of websites you browse today are only online because adverts are paying for the server. I only show adverts to guests, if you logged in you don't see any adverts. I think that's as far as it can ever be as the guest traffic far exceeds the traffic of members.

Ad revenue is going down all the time as more people learn about ad blockers, so i can understand why websites these days are forcing people to view adverts as much as i dont like it.