Re:Rise of Ad Blocking Is the Ad Industry's Fault, Says Outg...
by Karunamon on Monday April 04, 2016 @11:48AM
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That is the height of shit that is not my problem. The "moral" argument against ad blocking goes away when you consider:
- The security implications of the large ad networks (how many malware scares were the result of exploit-laden ads being served on large, popular sites?)
- The privacy implications of same (tracking all the things)
- The large ad networks attitude towards said problems. ("Meh.")
The moment the sites that show these unvetted ads take some responsibility and agree to reimburse me and my company for my time spent dealing with a security breach caused by their shitty practices is the moment I begin considering not blocking ads at the firewall, and not a second before.
They want all the benefit with none of the responsibility. And that responsibility goes well beyond "paste some javascript we gave you in your header".
As long as the transaction is that one-sided, people will continue blocking, and no amount of moralizing is going to change it. Get used to it.
- The security implications of the large ad networks (how many malware scares were the result of exploit-laden ads being served on large, popular sites?)
- The privacy implications of same (tracking all the things)
- The large ad networks attitude towards said problems. ("Meh.")
The moment the sites that show these unvetted ads take some responsibility and agree to reimburse me and my company for my time spent dealing with a security breach caused by their shitty practices is the moment I begin considering not blocking ads at the firewall, and not a second before.
They want all the benefit with none of the responsibility. And that responsibility goes well beyond "paste some javascript we gave you in your header".
As long as the transaction is that one-sided, people will continue blocking, and no amount of moralizing is going to change it. Get used to it.