More censorship... no thanks.
No More Deceptive Download Buttons
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#12Sourceforge, download.cnet.com and friends won't like this... also many of the streaming/OCH sites will be affected.
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#13Perhaps now that Google has taken steps to block websites that display these ads, Google should take steps to stop accepting these ads onto their network in the first place. Most of the time when I see those DOWNLOAD/PLAY buttons, they're hosted on doubleclick.
I was going to say exactly the same thing. Blocking/warning about them at the browser level is a great move, especially as it will also work for ads not served by Google. But they should also be working to stop these ads getting published on their network as well.
But that is a more direct threat to their revenue stream so of course not :).
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#14"You may have encountered social engineering in a deceptive download button, or an image ad that falsely claims your system is out of date."
Weeeellll...I see 99% of these in Android in-app ads. So - a) this should be the end of it, or b) someone is being a bit hypocritical here. I sure hope for the former.
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#15I will take programs like this seriously when Google stops bundling Chrome installer with unrelated software like Adobe Flash.
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#16This is really awesome. I was so excited I actually clicked the fake download buttons to try to install it. So when does this role out?
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#17Perhaps now that Google has taken steps to block websites that display these ads, Google should take steps to stop accepting these ads onto their network in the first place. Most of the time when I see those DOWNLOAD/PLAY buttons, they're hosted on doubleclick.
There should be an easy way to flag an ad for inappropriate behaviour (by the user seeing it)
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#18Google should detect and block the buttons, not display full-screen warnings.
What next? "This site contains controversial views"? Or "Politically incorrect website ahead"?
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#19Perhaps now that Google has taken steps to block websites that display these ads, Google should take steps to stop accepting these ads onto their network in the first place. Most of the time when I see those DOWNLOAD/PLAY buttons, they're hosted on doubleclick.
There should be an easy way to flag an ad for inappropriate behaviour (by the user seeing it)
How long would it take before fake "Flag this ad" buttons start appearing on ads?
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#20Perhaps now that Google has taken steps to block websites that display these ads, Google should take steps to stop accepting these ads onto their network in the first place. Most of the time when I see those DOWNLOAD/PLAY buttons, they're hosted on doubleclick.
I'm not at all against this move from Google - it is good sense. However, to play Devil's advocate, what are the odds this was pushed down by the MPAA/RIAA or similar? This policy more or less directly targets sites that offer free online streaming or torrent downloads of Movies/TV/Music. The sites that wind up with these deceptive ads are typically sites that provide copyrighted content to their users.
Again, this is not a bad move. But I'm curious about the true motivations. If I were the MPAA, and trying to shut down the revenue stream of sites offering free streaming and torrents, this would be one of the ways to do it. That, or Google is simply sick of receiving takedown notices - and this is one method to take these sites out of their listings before even receiving the DMCA.