Ad blocker that clicks on the ads
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Ad blocker that clicks on the ads
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Re: Ad blocker that clicks on the ads
#2Screw that.
If you don't like sites with annoying adds why send them revenue from click throughs? There are also a lot of hard working companies out there that would rather not pay $0.25 every time some ass hole with a browser extension visits a page.
edit:toned down.
Re: Ad blocker that clicks on the ads
#3This is a great way to get your favourite websites blacklisted for click-fraud.
Re: Ad blocker that clicks on the ads
#4Screw that. If you don't like sites with annoying adds why send them revenue from click throughs? There are also a lot of hard working companies out there that would rather not pay $0.25 every time some ass hole with a browser extension visits a page. edit:toned down.
Not sure if you've used google to advertise with before but they will work out that this user is clicking maliciously and discard them. The whole point is they won't get revenue from this unless you visit very few sites.
Re: Ad blocker that clicks on the ads
#5Good effort in disrupting the online advertisement market, which for many websites is their primary source of revenue.
Re: Ad blocker that clicks on the ads
#6one of the main reasons why I use adblock is to avoid malware (either from sites that are malicious that I don't know about, or legitimate sites that have been compromised to display malware ads, or legit sites that use an ad provider that has been compromised to display malware ads)... so no, I do not want to click on those ads, thank you very much.
Re: Ad blocker that clicks on the ads
#7Just remember that while targeting the ad networks, you're hurting the small publishers (who can't solicit independent advertising) more than the likes of Google.
At least in the mid-term, Google can keep charging the same rate for the clicks and still take their cut. If anything, this is making the networks more money.
In the long term, this devalues a click. The very moment things turn, the publisher will bear the full shortfall.
I get that some people don't like bad advertising. Point that out directly to a publisher. Shame them publicly if they do nothing about it... But undermining the incoming stream for every little publisher out there is irresponsible.
Re: Ad blocker that clicks on the ads
#8Bad idea, ads are also a way to support the site/service you are using. Automatic ad clicks can get that site banned (i.e. Adsense will surely do that) so that's a sure way to kill the site. Google for instance wouldn't have existed without ads. Lots of people on HN saved millennia with help from Stackoverflow (ad supported) and so on.
I'm now "ad-aware" so I know how to differentiate content from ads, but I will click on an ad if it's something that's of interest to me. I support the publisher this way and also get some value out of it. I don't like sites filled with ads but my way of "punishing" those is to avoid visiting that site.
Re: Ad blocker that clicks on the ads
#9This is a great way to get your favourite websites blacklisted for click-fraud.
Exactly. This is way more harmful for websites than a simple adblocker.
Re: Ad blocker that clicks on the ads
#10I don't understand this, they say it prevents tracking but, actually, this helps ad companies track you since they will now know you will click their ads whenever you are visiting a certain site.
With ad blockers that prevent the HTTP request, those third party sites aren't able to track you. The publisher can always track you but that won't be shared with their advertisers or networks.
Disclaimer: I work in the adtech industry.