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Re:Ask HN: Do you click on ads as a way to say thank you? by ig1 on Wednesday May 15, 2013 @06:23AM (#5711063)
Would you be ok if AdBlock sent an identifier to the website so the website could choose to block you if they wanted ?
Re:Ask HN: Do you click on ads as a way to say thank you? by bediger4000 on Wednesday May 15, 2013 @08:35AM (#5711523)
Yes. But I don't think I'd run AdBlock at that point, not because I would be blocked from certain websites, but rather because that would be giving away too much information to a bunch of known liars, cheats and con men. Like I said, advertising is so close to lying, and advertisers cross the line from encouraging to lying so often, that I don't want to give that much real info away.

If I couldn't block the ads for some legal reason, I'd try to come up with a way to fake-click on ads, so as to spread disinformation about myself. The advertisers are almost certainly lying to me, so I'm going to lie to them.

Re:Ask HN: Do you click on ads as a way to say thank you? by Lionga on Wednesday May 15, 2013 @08:09AM (#5711425)
Some website already dectect adblockers and at least "warn" users. I find this perfectly fine