Users are massively giving their 1-star reviews to AdBlocker

#1

Post by RomanPushkin » Fri, Dec 01, 2023, 3:22 AM UTC

Users are massively giving their 1-star reviews to AdBlocker
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#2

Post by ronsor » Fri, Dec 01, 2023, 4:12 AM UTC

The reviewers seem to be claiming that AdBlock is inserting its own ads to replace the blocked ones.

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#3

Post by yreg » Fri, Dec 01, 2023, 4:14 AM UTC

What is this about? I don't see the reviews on mobile.

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#4

Post by tjpnz » Fri, Dec 01, 2023, 4:20 AM UTC

Meta comment - why are reviews only displayed on the desktop site?

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#5

Post by anonylizard » Fri, Dec 01, 2023, 4:20 AM UTC

ronsor wrote: post #2

The reviewers seem to be claiming that AdBlock is inserting its own ads to replace the blocked ones.

I've seen it myself, a pop-up ad advertising adblock premium and VPN.

I actually donated a few $ before that, but seeing that was just unbelievably shocking.

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Post by rstat1 » Fri, Dec 01, 2023, 4:21 AM UTC

Is the same one that allowed advertisers to pay to get around the block? Because if so, then the new subscription thing they're pushing makes perfect sense.

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Post by ugh123 » Fri, Dec 01, 2023, 4:25 AM UTC

"69,000,000 users"

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#8

Post by mproud » Fri, Dec 01, 2023, 4:29 AM UTC

I use Ka-Block! and works well for me.

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#9

Post by kyle_martin1 » Fri, Dec 01, 2023, 4:38 AM UTC

anonylizard wrote: post #5

ronsor wrote: post #2

The reviewers seem to be claiming that AdBlock is inserting its own ads to replace the blocked ones.

I've seen it myself, a pop-up ad advertising adblock premium and VPN. I actually donated a few $ before that, but seeing that was just unbelievably shocking.

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Post by ccvannorman » Fri, Dec 01, 2023, 4:39 AM UTC

ronsor wrote: post #2

The reviewers seem to be claiming that AdBlock is inserting its own ads to replace the blocked ones.

The only thing worse than an ad is being in the middle of deep thought on a deep task and being instantly, and without warning, switched to the full screen red colored Ad-Blocker update / donate tab. I uninstalled it immediately.