Show HN: Sponsored Posts Blocker for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Reddit

#1

Post by wilbert_abreu » Sat, Dec 24, 2016, 5:07 PM UTC

Show HN: Sponsored Posts Blocker for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Reddit
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#2

Post by senior_james » Sat, Dec 24, 2016, 5:09 PM UTC

This is like trying to beat up your dad because you don't like what he has to say..even though he is paying all of your bills and feeding/clothing you.

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#3

Post by polygot » Sat, Dec 24, 2016, 5:09 PM UTC

How does this differ from something like AdBlock or uBlock?

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#4

Post by wilbert_abreu » Sat, Dec 24, 2016, 5:17 PM UTC

polygot wrote: post #3

How does this differ from something like AdBlock or uBlock?

From my experience, adblockers are meant for ads specifically, not promoted or sponsored posts that seem like native content. I've seen some chrome extensions for site specific sponsored content (like facebook), but the one's that I've tried are inconsistent. Which is why I made this :)

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#5

Post by wilbert_abreu » Sat, Dec 24, 2016, 5:24 PM UTC

senior_james wrote: post #2

This is like trying to beat up your dad because you don't like what he has to say..even though he is paying all of your bills and feeding/clothing you.

Not sure about that analogy haha... But, I admit some of this comes from my frustration when thinking for a second that the post I'm looking at is from someone I'm friends with or follow.