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Re:Before Reddit and Digg, there was Fark. Then a user-hosti... by MattGaiser on Monday June 12, 2023 @03:39AM (#36289747)
Reddit hosts its own ads, so seems like it would be relatively trivial to overcome the adblockers and insert them directly into the feed server side. Sure, that will piss a few people off, but more than this?
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Re:Before Reddit and Digg, there was Fark. Then a user-hosti... by xxs on Monday June 12, 2023 @03:59AM (#36289892)
They should not use any CSS b/c lots of blocking is just based on elements and their style.
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Re:Before Reddit and Digg, there was Fark. Then a user-hosti... by bobthepanda on Monday June 12, 2023 @04:35AM (#36290178)
IIRC doesn't the FCC and equivalent regulatory authorities require online ads to be clearly distinguished?
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