If Facebook wants a truly global network, then they best not alienate or piss off those that are technically inclined. If they take control away from their power users, they'll lose them.
Facebook will force advertising on ad-blocking users
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#12Adblock Plus with Element Hiding Helper is pretty damn hard to defeat. Embedding the ads won't help.
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#13I am really interested in the technical details. I think we have yet to see a working (and practical) approach to this.
I can think of a few simple tricks already. One: Host from the main facebook.com domain, either inserting it in the basic html page response from the server, or from an API / content location that cannot be predicted. (ad calls should be indistinguishable from 'normal' content calls). Two, do the same with content locations, so no 'div id="ad"' or anything like that. Should be easy enough.
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#14Honestly, I don't really mind so long as the ads are being served by FB and not third-party networks, and their performance isn't abysmal.
The major reason I block ads in the first place is for usability reasons - ad networks are slow as all hell especially on mobile. They also make certain pages completely unusable either through ad overlays, interstitials, or just constantly causing layouts to change as you're trying to use the website.
If FB can eliminate all of these pitfalls (and the current model of FB ads is certainly way less intrusive than most web ads) I'm cautiously on board.
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#15From the article:
"From a technical standpoint, Facebook is able to circumvent ad blockers relatively easily because it loads ads into its service itself. Many online publishers and media companies rely on third-party companies to help display ads on their webpages and services, which can make them more easily identifiable to blocking technologies"
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#16I am really interested in the technical details. I think we have yet to see a working (and practical) approach to this.
Me too. This is clearly a cat vs mouse game or more like a lion vs mouse and that's what makes it interesting to me.
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#17Ok, nice, let them come and try, and I will permanently get off this sick internet monstrosity.
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#18>“It just seems like a poor bargain to be forced to choose all or nothing. There’s a middle ground,” Mr. Bosworth said.
There would have been a middle ground if the user was actually involved in the discussion behind that decision. If the changes are as successful as facebook hopes, the user can either view ads as much as facebook wants or not use the network at all.
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#19It's really saddening how the world's finest minds are only working on ways to push ads down our throats.
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#20Now what I want is ad-clicking software... :)