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Re:What we break when we fix ad blocking by JupiterMoon on Saturday September 19, 2015 @09:24AM (#10244218)
> Websites are able to detect most ad-blockers these days. If they like, they're welcome to deny me access to their content if they see I've blocked the ads.

The better option is to ask the user to turn off their adblocker and explain why (and say that the adverts are vetted for malware properly).

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Re:What we break when we fix ad blocking by gress on Saturday September 19, 2015 @12:04PM (#10244607)
What has malware got to do with anything?
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Re:What we break when we fix ad blocking by JupiterMoon on Saturday September 19, 2015 @02:27PM (#10245108)
Adverts have been know to have malware payloads for drive bys embedded in them...
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