TheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoX rolls out new ad format that can't be reported, blockedmashable.comexternal-linkmessage-square127fedilinkarrow-up1744arrow-down152cross-posted to: enoughmuskspam@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanstechnews@radiation.partyhackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1692arrow-down1external-linkX rolls out new ad format that can't be reported, blockedmashable.comTheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square127fedilinkcross-posted to: enoughmuskspam@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanstechnews@radiation.partyhackernews@derp.foo
minus-squareSHITPOSTING_ACCOUNT@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up47·9 months agoI’m not gonna risk my computer by turning off my ad blocker, but I wonder if that article comes with exactly the kind of chumbox ads that they’re rightfully criticizing.
minus-squareCritical_InsightlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·edit-29 months agoThere’s 9 ads between the chapters of that article and one that follows you on the side of the screen as you scroll
minus-squareMeanEYE@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 months agoIf it has a link it can be blocked. Just block by content instead of by node path.
minus-squareCritical_InsightlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·9 months agoI disabled my adblocker to take that screenshot.
I’m not gonna risk my computer by turning off my ad blocker, but I wonder if that article comes with exactly the kind of chumbox ads that they’re rightfully criticizing.
There’s 9 ads between the chapters of that article and one that follows you on the side of the screen as you scroll
If it has a link it can be blocked. Just block by content instead of by node path.
I disabled my adblocker to take that screenshot.