Are ad blockers doomed or have we already won? A history lesson

Re:Are ad blockers doomed or have we already won? A history ... by e2le on Friday February 28, 2020 @02:24PM (#22445528)

I'm using old.reddit.com and wasn't aware they started doing this. Reddit is turning into a dumpster fire, it's bad enough I have to use the old UI so that it doesn't burn a hole in the cpu.

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Re:Are ad blockers doomed or have we already won? A history ... by virgilp on Friday February 28, 2020 @02:33PM (#22445601)

Forget the CPU usage, I only use the old UI because it's better/ I find it more usable.

Or maybe I'm just getting old :D

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Re:Are ad blockers doomed or have we already won? A history ... by J5892 on Friday February 28, 2020 @02:42PM (#22445675)

It's both.

The new UI is terrible and barely useable. But Gen-Z is used to barely useable UX. (looking at you, Snapchat)

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Re:Are ad blockers doomed or have we already won? A history ... by e2le on Friday February 28, 2020 @02:53PM (#22445758)

I wont disagree there, it's not useable. I wonder what possessed them into believing any of this was a good idea.

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Re:Are ad blockers doomed or have we already won? A history ... by cwzwarich on Friday February 28, 2020 @03:00PM (#22445805)

The new UI increases the similarity between posts and ads, making you more likely to mistakingly click on an ad.

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Re:Are ad blockers doomed or have we already won? A history ... by SirLotsaLocks on Friday February 28, 2020 @03:31PM (#22446050)

the new UI is so uncomfortable to use, I don't like how bloated websites are becoming, but usually I can cope with it. Reddit's is just bad. It's buggy, it's inconsistent, and its resource-intensive.

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Re:Are ad blockers doomed or have we already won? A history ... by hyperbovine on Friday February 28, 2020 @03:55PM (#22446283)

> I'm using old.reddit.com

Heyo that's awesome! I feel ten years younger.

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