Re:AdBoost: A Browser Extension That Adds Ads To Every Webpage
by freitasm on Monday February 02, 2026 @12:54PM
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"-> Publisher is not harmed"
How? Publishers do need revenue and this can deprive them of this income.
The goal of Adnauseam was to hurt Google, and other big adnetworks, from what I understand.
By blocking:
--> Google is earning less (if this is part of your ideological fight) and you get rewarded with a better experience, and you are legally safe==
With fake clicks:
-> You hurt websites and products that you like (or would statistically like)--> Google is accidentally earning more revenue (at least temporarily, until you get shadow-banned), your computer / page loads slows down and you enter a legally gray area.
(+ the side-note below: clicking on every ads leak your browsing history because in the URL there is a unique tracking ID that connects to the page you are viewing)