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Re:We’re dropping Google Ads by adrianN on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @03:54AM (#14095664)
If we could go back to self-hosted ads without scripts, cookies and other forms of user tracking, without autoplaying videos and whole-page overlays, I'd be much more willing to turn off my adblocker.
Re:We’re dropping Google Ads by FridgeSeal on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @04:19AM (#14095776)
I would totally turn off my ad blocker if ads to restricted to a set maximum size, constituted only a static JPG and contained no tracking pixels/code or cookies and we no more targeted than the site they were on: I.e. technology ads on tech sites (SO, Ars Technica​, etc), ads for games on gaming sites. Basically, the ad model back in the day.
Re:We’re dropping Google Ads by scrps on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @07:09AM (#14096530)
I would absolutely turn my adblocker off as well if that were the model. My problem isn't advertising, it is false, malicious, bloaty surveillanceware that most advertising is today.

Ads need to be curated by content providers.

Re:We’re dropping Google Ads by tomp on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @10:08AM (#14097813)
You wouldn't even need to - ads like that are practically indistinguishable from locally-hosted images, I'd reckon most adblockers don't block them anyways!