Facebook will force advertising on ad-blocking users
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Re: Facebook will force advertising on ad-blocking users
#2Well it's an arms race.
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#3Only use I have for FB with my limited profile is Messenger and with an Electron app there's no ads. [1]
Re: Facebook will force advertising on ad-blocking users
#4I am really interested in the technical details. I think we have yet to see a working (and practical) approach to this.
Re: Facebook will force advertising on ad-blocking users
#5Good luck. I suspect in no time uBlock Origin will have found a way to remove the ad elements from the DOM, even if they are served directly with the html of facebook and not a 3rd party domain.
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#6FB can't win this cat and mouse game. If the ads are to be distinguishable then there will be inherent properties that will lead to them getting blocked.
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#7They are welcome to try. And I am welcome to try harder to block them.
As long as they don't try to force some sort of legislation on how people can use their internet connection, and their internet browser to fetch and display content, there's no problem.
The real problem is Facebook is already full of advertising disguised as content. From sponsored posts to content from things you "like". So I'm kind of surprised they need to go out of their way to explicitly announce that they will be disguising ads. They already have the power to inject it in the middle of content invisibly.
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#8And it will last a few hours. :)
Re: Facebook will force advertising on ad-blocking users
#9I'll add this to my list of reasons why I'm not on Facebook.
Re: Facebook will force advertising on ad-blocking users
#10As the saying goes, if you build a bigger wall someone will use a bigger ladder....