Re:Google is banning Flash from its display ads
by tdsamardzhiev on Thursday February 11, 2016 @11:48AM
(#11081254)
The web can be scary without adblocker. Many people have given similar examples here lately. Here's one from me:
I have a certain addiction I cannot control. Tried everything possible without any success at all. It's not as dangerous as drugs, but it's also related to buying a lot of expensive stuff. So, when I disable adblock, every website spams the hell out of me with ads related to my addiction.
This is nasty! And disgusting. I'm sure I'm not alone. Also there's probably a huge number of people that get influenced to smaller extent and don't pay attention to it (because it doesn't ruin their lives, y'know).
Re:Google is banning Flash from its display ads
by digitalengineer on Thursday February 11, 2016 @07:17AM
(#11079665)
Same thing with VLC I (as a Mac user) once installed for a Windows friend... The malware/adware version scored nr 1.
Re:Google is banning Flash from its display ads
by sshagent on Thursday February 11, 2016 @05:35AM
(#11079361)
"IE the number 1 browser for downloading Chrome"
Re:Google is banning Flash from its display ads
by phpsupport on Thursday February 11, 2016 @03:12AM
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bambax, its not malware. when you installed free software they created spam add-on in browser.
Stupidly, I clicked on the first link, which was a Google ad for Chrome bundled with some malware.
Spent the next few hours getting rid of said malware.
I've used adblock (ublock) for a long time, but there was always a little bit of guilt associated with it; that episode cleared the guilt, completely and for ever.