Ad Blocker Blocker
from the the-battle-rages-on dept
I finally tested out one of those pop up ad blockers a few weeks ago and eventually uninstalled it. While it worked ok most of the time, it also prevented me from getting to many legitimate websites. Anyway, it seems that many websites are fighting back against the ad blockers with their own ad blocker blocker. If it senses that you're using an ad blocker, it sends you to a page telling you you're not allowed to view their site until you turn off your ad blocker. How long until we get the ad blocker blocker blocker?
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actually..
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Why?
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Re: Why?
All you are doing with your spiffy ad blocker is stealing their bandwidth.
Good ridance to you!
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by by text browsers?
Brandon
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