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Mar 7, 2010, 19:41

Mashiki Amiketo

toon wrote on Mar 7, 2010, 16:08:
Then why the fuck are you using an AD-BLOCKER? Use something like flashblock, which will save you from those "annoying flash ads" unless you click on them.

Don't try to hide behind the "I have to use adblock because of flash"-crap, because it's bullshit. There are alternatives.

Ad hosts are untrustworthy and the main source of malware. Don't like it tough, but until they've fixed the problem, people will continue to say "Screw and you."

Safe ads(that means no various injections/false adverts

Ads which are non-agressive(that includes popups/unders/overs/sliders/screamers/non-mutable elements)

Don't take up 40% of the screen, hazard to navigation. Abuse click-overs via java. Continuing on with js, abuse of cs/css/xscripting abilities for forced redirection and/or force resizing of browsers

Adverts abuse all of the above, flash or non-flash elements. The only thing that's close to being safe is plain text. Even then you have to trust that the site at the end isn't compromised. In this day and age it's irresponsible to use the web without blocking adverts because the entire thing is tainted.

Don't like it, tough. Blame the advertisers who decided over the last 10yrs that being more aggressive and then blaming users for saying "we've had enough." is the problem. While allowing shady adverts directly or indirectly into the pool. The sole issue in this lies at the foot of the advertisers.




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Comment [quote="Mashiki Amiketo"Mar 7, 2010, 19:41][quote="toon"Mar 7, 2010, 16:08]Then why the fuck are you using an AD-BLOCKER? Use something like flashblock, which will save you from those "annoying flash ads" unless you click on them. Don't try to hide behind the "I have to use adblock because of flash"-crap, because it's bullshit. There are alternatives. [/quote] Ad hosts are untrustworthy and the main source of malware. Don't like it tough, but until they've fixed the problem, people will continue to say "Screw and you." +[Safe ads(that means no various injections/false adverts]++[Ads which are non-agressive(that includes popups/unders/overs/sliders/screamers/non-mutable elements)]++[Don't take up 40% of the screen, hazard to navigation. Abuse click-overs via java. Continuing on with js, abuse of cs/css/xscripting abilities for forced redirection and/or force resizing of browsers]+ Adverts abuse all of the above, flash or non-flash elements. The only thing that's close to being safe is plain text. Even then you have to trust that the site at the end isn't compromised. In this day and age it's irresponsible to use the web without blocking adverts because the entire thing is tainted. Don't like it, tough. Blame the advertisers who decided over the last 10yrs that being more aggressive and then blaming users for saying "we've had enough." is the problem. While allowing shady adverts directly or indirectly into the pool. The sole issue in this lies at the foot of the advertisers. [/quote]

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