Re:Advertising 'accounts for half of data used to read artic...
by SyneRyder on Thursday March 17, 2016 @07:08AM
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Brilliant. I completely agree - there are some ads I like (I'm so glad I saw ads for Harvest Accounting and 10 Cloverfield Lane), but I never want to see an ad for Zoosk ever again. Telling the site is a great idea, but they probably don't have enough control in their ad tools to block them.
Google at least gives some user control via http://www.google.com/settings/ads/ and Google Contributor in the US, but nowhere near enough to block specific advertisers.
Re:Advertising 'accounts for half of data used to read artic...
by dspillett on Thursday March 17, 2016 @07:20AM
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The problem with that is it requires tracking, which is one of the key things people object to. For your preferences to be respected, you need to be tracked so they know it is you they are showing ads to.
Re:Advertising 'accounts for half of data used to read artic...
by DanBC on Thursday March 17, 2016 @08:13AM
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Yes, a lot of people hate the trackin and use ad blockers because of that.
But here I'm saying I'm happy to view ads, even with all the tracking. The two things that made me install an ad blocker are
i: alcohol and gambling ads
ii: ads that ignore English regulation
I never ever want to see ads for alcohol or gambling[1].
The fact I can't opt out of that advertising means I installed an ad-blocker. I turn it off for everything, and turn it on if a site shows me an ad for alcohol or gambling. (I also try to tell the site).
[1] I either never want to see them, or I want to see as many as possible and click all of them to increase click-fraud rates and discourage their use.