Are ad blockers the new scapegoat for website failures? (adguard.com)
from Zerush@lemmy.ml to privacy@lemmy.ml on 18 Feb 20:54
https://lemmy.ml/post/26180397

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Pogogunner@sopuli.xyz on 18 Feb 21:42 next collapse

If a website doesn’t load correctly, that’s the websites issue. My browser loads every other website fine. If I have to disable an ad blocker to see your content, that means I don’t want to see your content, because it’s an ad.

shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip on 18 Feb 22:21 collapse

This is exactly my stance. If your website does not load because I have an ad blocker on then I don’t load your website because it’s clearly shit.

sunzu2@thebrainbin.org on 18 Feb 22:34 collapse

Not very "marketing" of them adding all of this friction 🤡

hmm

GasMaskedLunatic@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 18 Feb 21:47 next collapse

Always have been.

azolus@slrpnk.net on 18 Feb 22:45 next collapse

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wuphysics87@lemmy.ml on 19 Feb 00:43 next collapse

“Downloading chrome will improve the performance of this site”

What the fuck is this 2009?

tonyn@lemmy.ml on 19 Feb 03:24 collapse

Nah in 2009 those sites were telling you to use Internet Explorer.

joeldebruijn@lemmy.ml on 19 Feb 08:19 collapse

Download this ActiveX component to have an extra searchbar, super usefull pinky swear!

phase@lemmy.8th.world on 19 Feb 09:33 collapse

This website is using flash.

Trent@lemmy.ml on 19 Feb 02:08 next collapse

Yeah, they’ve been doing this sort of thing for quite a while.

Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world on 19 Feb 02:40 next collapse

“Please disable your adblocker to resto–”

Yo, uBlock, see that little bitch ass window telling me to turn you off? Yeah, block element that piece of shit. Thanks bro!

ruplicant@sh.itjust.works on 19 Feb 09:35 collapse

this is the way

satans_methpipe@lemmy.world on 19 Feb 10:04 collapse

For a person being supportive of ad blocking, it’s kinda shocking to see you regurgitate script from Disney. It’s really gross.

toototabon@lemmy.ml on 19 Feb 10:23 next collapse

wdym?

UraniumBlazer@lemm.ee on 19 Feb 10:31 next collapse

“This is the way”, is what members of a Mandalorian cult from Star Wars say to reaffirm their way of life. Star wars is owned by Disney.

The “this is the way” thing became popular as the cultists would generally say it after doing something cool.

ruplicant@sh.itjust.works on 19 Feb 10:40 collapse

thanks for sharing that. I went to check and learnt it was used in the Mandalorian. I’m not even a fan of Star Wars, only seen the three oldies from back in the day, and didn’t even like them that much

I think this phrase is being used for longer than that movie exists, but maybe I just got it along the way

but yeah fuck disney!

ruplicant@sh.itjust.works on 19 Feb 10:42 collapse

but if you pirate their movies that’s cool!

that is the way

satans_methpipe@lemmy.world on 19 Feb 11:38 collapse

They are quoting a disney franchise. It was a common thing on the other site that seems to have bled over to Lemmy.

darkstar@sh.itjust.works on 21 Feb 06:25 collapse

You are an idiot.

I have spoken

satans_methpipe@lemmy.world on 21 Feb 07:13 collapse

Lol

I have spoken.

Vendetta9076@sh.itjust.works on 19 Feb 03:16 next collapse

New?

phase@lemmy.8th.world on 19 Feb 09:34 next collapse

Does it mean that the website cannot work without advertisement? Does it mean it can’t be shut down? Isn’t it just a way to say yourself you are not GDPR compliant?

Zerush@lemmy.ml on 19 Feb 12:35 next collapse

I don’t see ads nor cookie advices or other crap.

100% test

Auli@lemmy.ca on 19 Feb 14:30 collapse

I mean sites cist money and people don’t want to pay. Ads are the only option but they have got to invasive so nope. Maybe if they just have ads relative to the site and stop tracking I’d be fine. I mean ads have infected unpeopled computers.

Zerush@lemmy.ml on 20 Feb 11:20 collapse

Ads as such are not the background problem. But the problem begins when they are based on user data and activities, instead of being contextual and when they are abusive and highly annoying, as they are often. Nobody wants several unskipable Ads of minutes on dishwasher or life insurance in the middle of a concert or that is difficult to read an article chopped by dozens of banners. Apart often also ads of fishy companies and services, which is also an security risk.