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Re:Show HN: I build browser extension that skips any type of... by y42 on Sunday April 28, 2024 @04:31AM (#40186998)
can't we adapt this to other forms of ads, meaning changing visuals to a height x width of 1x1? This will not save bandwidth, but 'their' algos still assume we're loading and displaying ads.
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Re:Show HN: I build browser extension that skips any type of... by dkraj on Sunday April 28, 2024 @05:12AM (#40187171)
Yes we can just hide any type of ads with this strategy keeping our account also safe not like how accounts got banned using uBlock
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