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Re:Adblock Plus blocked from attending online ad industry’s ... by creshal on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @09:39AM (#10938335)
Well, it'd be immediately visible to the users. While I think it is blackmail, ABP has a lot to lose by not enforcing strict standards.
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Re:Adblock Plus blocked from attending online ad industry’s ... by nugget on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @04:42PM (#10941595)
They whitelist Taboola, Outbrain, and other native ad networks. I think the strict standards horse has left the barn.
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Re:Adblock Plus blocked from attending online ad industry’s ... by pas on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @09:57PM (#10943062)
Outbrain provides "uses who read this also read these", no? Or do they also do shady things like splicing in ads between "proper" recommendations?
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