Skip to comments.
Rise of Ad-Blocking Software Threatens Online Revenue (NY Times)
NY Times ^
| MAY 30, 2016
| By MARK SCOTT
Posted on 05/30/2016 8:17:17 PM PDT by dennisw
click here to read article
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-78 last
To: dennisw
Ghostery, U Bock Origin, FlashBlock is a good list. I also use an application called HostMan to update the windows host file to block many sites before they even reach your PC.
http://www.abelhadigital.com/hostsman
61
posted on
05/31/2016 5:08:43 AM PDT
by
McGruff
(What about #NeverHillary?)
To: dennisw
62
posted on
05/31/2016 5:13:34 AM PDT
by
The Louiswu
(Yes, I am voting for Donald Trump.)
To: dennisw
I’ve noticed some sites now won’t let you read content unless you disable adblockers.
63
posted on
05/31/2016 5:15:54 AM PDT
by
IamConservative
(There is no greater threat to our freedoms than Bipartisanship.)
To: aimhigh
I agree. How much is to much? Any site that I can’t read because of ads I never visit again.
64
posted on
05/31/2016 5:20:56 AM PDT
by
4yearlurker
(We have leaped off the cliff toward madness and we are still falling...)
To: dennisw
If the ads weren’t so obnoxious I wouldn’t be so set on blocking them. They overplayed their hand, what do they expect.
To: dennisw
I used to just block scripts, and allow static ads, but after the majors started serving up ads loaded with ransomware, I got more aggressive in my blocking.
I understand the need for ads, but until the big companies start behaving ethically, I’m not going to put myself at risk.
66
posted on
05/31/2016 6:08:47 AM PDT
by
PAR35
To: catnipman
indeed. but i found ghostery and flashblock broke too many websites, so i use adblock plus and set the flash plugin to always ask to be activated. i almost never have to activate flash except occasionally to view a vid clip. Even that does break a few websites that were stupid enough to be programmed almost entirely in flash. nonetheless,setting flash for manual activation made a gigantic improvement in firefox performance.I am going to give your way a try on firefox (adblock plus and set the flash plugin to always ask to be activated)
67
posted on
05/31/2016 6:24:14 AM PDT
by
dennisw
(The strong take from the weak, but the smart take from the strong)
To: gunsequalfreedom
It is irritating. I don’t see how anyone would want to click on one of those ads under those circumstances.
To: a fool in paradise
That’s right. My son pays Google for that.
To: dennisw
Does anyone anywhere actually buy anything from an unsolicited online ad? I never have.
70
posted on
05/31/2016 10:19:44 AM PDT
by
JimRed
(Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
To: JimRed
Does anyone anywhere actually buy anything from an unsolicited online ad? I never haveI have once or twice from Amazon placing its targeted adds all over sites I go to based on what I have previously looked at, at Amazon. Amazon has effective brainwashing.
71
posted on
05/31/2016 10:34:10 AM PDT
by
dennisw
(The strong take from the weak, but the smart take from the strong)
To: dennisw
Since I never looked at Amazon I guess they leave me alone. Mrs. JimRed’s another story...
72
posted on
05/31/2016 10:55:10 AM PDT
by
JimRed
(Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
To: dennisw
I appreciate those ad blockers and such you posted for Firefox. I had been noticing for a long time my computer was running sluggish and I figured it was because of all the ads and video ad on’s on so many of these sites.
Right after I added these on the Firefox browser I could see immediately that things ran so much better. Thanks again.
To: Captain Peter Blood
Glad to help! I learned from other freepers
Ghostery
U Block Origin
FlashBlock
Ad Block Plus
______
I have been using Ghostery but at the moment I am using
U Block Origin
FlashBlock
Ad Block Plus
Which is overkill. Flashblock is solid but really I could just use one of the other two.
_________
Windows task manager tells you how the computer is functioning. You can get there by pressing>>
control
shift
escape
at the same time then pin it to task bar for easy quick access
74
posted on
05/31/2016 3:47:04 PM PDT
by
dennisw
(The strong take from the weak, but the smart take from the strong)
To: Captain Peter Blood
If you use Chrome sometimes there are chrome versions of these blockers
75
posted on
05/31/2016 3:48:14 PM PDT
by
dennisw
(The strong take from the weak, but the smart take from the strong)
To: dfwgator
But who will be laughing when youll have to start paying Google to search? There were search engines before Google, there will be search engines after google. Honestly, I think that many of the search engines before Google were better. It seems like Google is always trying to steer me to alibaba or some such thing.
76
posted on
05/31/2016 5:18:38 PM PDT
by
Colorado Doug
(Now I know how the Indians felt to be sold out for a few beads and trinkets)
To: publius911
This may come as an incredible revelation for the greedy, but the worst offenders are sites (all over the place) listing the "20 top (name a topic) that you can't believe! I don't think anybody at any time goes beyond "2" Are those folks brain dead? or just stoopid? I don't know about all that but if you just click here I'll show you this weird trick, discovered by a mom that eliminates advertisements forever!
77
posted on
05/31/2016 5:38:41 PM PDT
by
Colorado Doug
(Now I know how the Indians felt to be sold out for a few beads and trinkets)
To: publius911
“”20 top (name a topic) that you can’t believe! “
I saw one once that was a slideshow of beautiful celebs who had ugly spouses.
Who on earth would bother with that????
.
78
posted on
05/31/2016 5:41:36 PM PDT
by
Mears
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-78 last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson