Facebook adds 5 divs, 9 spans and 30 CSS classes to every post in the timeline
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(Edit: /s -- I do not endorse this concept at all.)
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#3I saw this in the wild yesterday. It's beaten Ublock Origin so far.
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#4'Facebook adds 5 divs, 9 spans and 30 css classes to every single post in the timeline to make it more difficult to identify and block 'Sponsored' posts, oh my.'
Wondering what else is going on here, other calls etc
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#5Wonder if this breaks screen readers and if someone could go after facebook for accessibility violations in the EU where public protections are strong.
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#6C L E V E R (Edit: /s -- I do not endorse this concept at all.)
Pennywise clever, pound foolish? By that I mean, for me someone who robs blind people with a mechanical contraption [0] is actually less clever than, say, a teenager without major development issues -- who may not know how to build that contraption (yet), but already knows why not to build and use it. Okay, maybe teenagers aren't a good example ^^ but you get the idea.
[0] I'm not calling sponsored posts theft, it's just an example for "bad thing to do". Personally, I think this offends me on the HTML level way more than even on the ad blocking level... "they can do what they want with their site", but it still grosses me out to see stuff like this.
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#7I had to explain this story in a non technical way to someone in our office.
I said, Do you remember the "Pen Island" prank that kids used to pull in school? For those that aren't familiar someone gets a sign on their desk that they think reads PEN ISLAND, But its all in block letters without spacing so it looks just as much like PENIS LAND.
This is what Facebook now does to the "Sponsored" text next to ads in order to trick your Ad Blocker.
Well fuck you Facebook.... I am not writing PENIS LAND on my desk. Even if you offer me a bunch of cool new jelly pens to be a part of your club.
And fuck you too Ms. Applebom, for letting me keep that sign on my desk the whole day WHEN YOU KNEW EXACTLY WHAT IT MEANT!!!
Re: Facebook adds 5 divs, 9 spans and 30 CSS classes to every post in the timeline
#8I had to explain this story in a non technical way to someone in our office. I said, Do you remember the "Pen Island" prank that kids used to pull in school? For those that aren't familiar someone gets a sign on their desk that they think reads PEN ISLAND, But its all in block letters without spacing so it looks just as much like PENIS LAND. This is what Facebook now does to the "Sponsored" text next to ads in order…
How about:
Facebook jumbles up the way it sends you advertising content so it's harder for ad-blockers to identify and block it.
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#10'Facebook adds 5 divs, 9 spans and 30 css classes to every single post in the timeline to make it more difficult to identify and block 'Sponsored' posts, oh my.' Wondering what else is going on here, other calls etc
If there is a dark pattern to create, you can be sure they've tried it.