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Re:Google plans ad-blocking feature in Chrome browser by dcow on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @08:02PM (#14152889)
No because all of their ads will meet standards. I wouldn't be surprised if a competing lower-quality ad agency sues Google over this.
Re:Google plans ad-blocking feature in Chrome browser by haukilup on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @08:05PM (#14152908)
Why are you saying no, then proceeding to make the parent's point for them?
Re:Google plans ad-blocking feature in Chrome browser by mpeg on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @08:15PM (#14152941)
Google is an ad network, not an ad agency. All ads should meet the Initial Better Ads Standards at the very least, we're not talking about creative quality here, we're talking about reducing user pain that things like fullscreen ads, autoplays, popups... create.

It's a good start, but consumers deserve a better ad experience for approved formats too.

Re:Google plans ad-blocking feature in Chrome browser by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @08:09PM (#14152923)
> their ads will meet standards

If something else on the page doesn't, presumably Chrome will block Google's ads too.

Re:Google plans ad-blocking feature in Chrome browser by kuschku on Thursday April 20, 2017 @08:25AM (#14155995)
Their ads meet the standards?

YouTube doesn’t have auto-playing video ads with sound?

YouTube doesn’t have countdown based ads blocking the content?

Google.com always has less than 3 ads?

Re:Google plans ad-blocking feature in Chrome browser by kyledrake on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @08:25PM (#14152988)
It will meet their "standards", which in the past have not prevented Google ads from being used for a lot of different types of nasty, malicious activity.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malvertising

Re:Google plans ad-blocking feature in Chrome browser by sjg007 on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @08:31PM (#14153009)
Except it's your device, you can choose to block ads.
Re:Google plans ad-blocking feature in Chrome browser by kesor on Thursday April 20, 2017 @12:31AM (#14153987)
And what about the grandmother of the guy next door? What about the other 99.999% of internet users who are not you?
Re:Google plans ad-blocking feature in Chrome browser by rosege on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @10:29PM (#14153494)
or some kind of anti-trust eventuates