Microsoft, Google, Others Threaten to Sue Adblock Plus Creator

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omeg4 said:
They might manage to take one or two companies down but they will not be able to remove all the ad block plugins from the internet.

If Microsoft and Google are really serious, they could remove/break every Advertising Blocker Extension (which aren't Plugins btw.) in their own Browsers, restrict new Extensions and other Add-Ons to be only install-able from their own Shops and of course, deny any Extension with adblocking Features.
However, that's pretty unlikely. For a Start, Microsoft did implement a Tracking Protection and if you click on the Link on the bottom there, you're redirected to another Page from where you can get the Lists from which the first ones are ironically the default ones for ABP, ABE and other Adblockers.
Then Google and Microsoft would certainly not want to see a Decrease in their User Base and a Flight of their Browsers towards open ones such as Mozilla Firefox or Chromium.

nucleon said:
Microsoft Windows' own HOST file allow you to block unwanted hosts already. MS should sue itself?

That's another Point how this whole Demand of getting rid of Adblockers is.
But maybe that's just a Misunderstanding and they only want to get rid of the Adblock Plus Practice of Whitelisting Websites for Money, which would be Hypocrisy, especially for Google, who has already paid them to display those Text Ads in Case the normal User doesn't disable that Option in the ABP Settings.

Now I'm aware that most Pages you can browse for free rely on Advertisement as a Revenue to keep them running, however, if they can't guarantee me that their Ads are safe (not even Google can do that as seen with the Double Click Exploit and btw.: MAL is also using this Network just like a lot of others), then I'd rather block the Ads instead of wasting Time having to use my (image) Backups everytime and/or re-install the OS.
Naturally, you could use Linux (especially in a Virtual Machine) for every Browsing Session and keep Windows for your Games and other Applications, but no one's going to pay you for the Time you're losing in having to set it up and keep it running everytime you need or want to surf on the Net. This is not even including the potential Indemnity Claims for hacked/phished Account Data.

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Dec 11, 2014 2:07 PM

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Then I'll either get another adblock plug-in or I'll learn to do it myself. No way am I going to be bombarded by ads.

Dec 11, 2014 2:14 PM

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dity said:
we can solve the problem with better web design

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Dec 11, 2014 3:55 PM

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Risan07 said:
Then I'll either get another adblock plug-in or I'll learn to do it myself.

A Plugin is something which might be required to play Media or view Content, for example Adobe Flash Player/(PDF) Reader, Microsoft Silverlight or Oracle Java.

An Extension is something like an Adblocker or anything else that modifies/suppresses Content or adds Functionality and which you can normally download and include from the Add-Ons Page in your Browser's Settings.

An Add-On is like the generic Term for both.

Ahkrin said:

dity said:
we can solve the problem with better web design

Does "better web design" also include better Protection against Exploits?

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Dec 11, 2014 4:12 PM

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if ads weren't so copious and obnoxious then i wouldnt have to use adblock.

Noboru said:

omeg4 said:
They might manage to take one or two companies down but they will not be able to remove all the ad block plugins from the internet.

If Microsoft and Google are really serious, they could remove/break every Advertising Blocker Extension (which aren't Plugins btw.) in their own Browsers, restrict new Extensions and other Add-Ons to be only install-able from their own Shops and of course, deny any Extension with adblocking Features.
However, that's pretty unlikely. For a Start, Microsoft did implement a Tracking Protection and if you click on the Link on the bottom there, you're redirected to another Page from where you can get the Lists from which the first ones are ironically the Default ones for ABP, ABE and other Adblockers.
Then Google and Microsoft would certainly not want to see a Decrease in their User Base and a Flight of their Browsers towards open ones such as Mozilla Firefox or Chromium.

nucleon said:
Microsoft Windows' own HOST file allow you to block unwanted hosts already. MS should sue itself?

That's another Point how this whole Demand of getting rid of Adblockers is.
But maybe that's just a Misunderstanding and they only want to get rid of the Adblock Plus Practice of Whitelisting Websites for Money, which would be Hypocrisy, especially for Google, who has already paid them to display those Text Ads in Case the normal User doesn't disable that Option in the ABP Settings.

Now I'm aware that most Pages you can browse for free rely on Advertisement as a Revenue to keep them running, however, if they can't guarantee me that their Ads are safe (not even Google can do that as seen with the Double Click Exploit and btw.: MAL is also using this Network just like a lot of others), then I'd rather block the Ads instead of wasting Time having to use my (image) Backups everytime and/or re-install the OS.
Naturally, you could use Linux (especially in a Virtual Machine) for every Browsing Session and keep Windows for your Games and other Applications, but no one's going to pay you for the Time you're losing in having to set it up and keep it running everytime you need or want to surf on the Net. This is not even including the potential Indemnity Claims for hacked/phished Account Data.

why do you randomly capitalize things?

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Dec 11, 2014 4:18 PM

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noooo

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Dec 11, 2014 4:25 PM

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I will riot if Adblock is gone.

Dec 11, 2014 4:34 PM

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OnlyTemporary said:

Noboru said:

If Microsoft and Google are really serious, they could remove/break every Advertising Blocker Extension (which aren't Plugins btw.) in their own Browsers, restrict new Extensions and other Add-Ons to be only install-able from their own Shops and of course, deny any Extension with adblocking Features.
However, that's pretty unlikely. For a Start, Microsoft did implement a Tracking Protection and if you click on the Link on the bottom there, you're redirected to another Page from where you can get the Lists from which the first ones are ironically the Default ones for ABP, ABE and other Adblockers.
Then Google and Microsoft would certainly not want to see a Decrease in their User Base and a Flight of their Browsers towards open ones such as Mozilla Firefox or Chromium.

That's another Point how this whole Demand of getting rid of Adblockers is.
But maybe that's just a Misunderstanding and they only want to get rid of the Adblock Plus Practice of Whitelisting Websites for Money, which would be Hypocrisy, especially for Google, who has already paid them to display those Text Ads in Case the normal User doesn't disable that Option in the ABP Settings.

Now I'm aware that most Pages you can browse for free rely on Advertisement as a Revenue to keep them running, however, if they can't guarantee me that their Ads are safe (not even Google can do that as seen with the Double Click Exploit and btw.: MAL is also using this Network just like a lot of others), then I'd rather block the Ads instead of wasting Time having to use my (image) Backups everytime and/or re-install the OS.
Naturally, you could use Linux (especially in a Virtual Machine) for every Browsing Session and keep Windows for your Games and other Applications, but no one's going to pay you for the Time you're losing in having to set it up and keep it running everytime you need or want to surf on the Net. This is not even including the potential Indemnity Claims for hacked/phished Account Data.

why do you randomly capitalize things?

It isn't random at all. I'm only adding Capitalization to every Noun and nominalized Word aside from the normal, English Capitalization: http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1314327

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Dec 11, 2014 5:48 PM

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no-thanks

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Noboru said:

OnlyTemporary said:

Noboru said:

omeg4 said:
They might manage to take one or two companies down but they will not be able to remove all the ad block plugins from the internet.

If Microsoft and Google are really serious, they could remove/break every Advertising Blocker Extension (which aren't Plugins btw.) in their own Browsers, restrict new Extensions and other Add-Ons to be only install-able from their own Shops and of course, deny any Extension with adblocking Features.
However, that's pretty unlikely. For a Start, Microsoft did implement a Tracking Protection and if you click on the Link on the bottom there, you're redirected to another Page from where you can get the Lists from which the first ones are ironically the Default ones for ABP, ABE and other Adblockers.
Then Google and Microsoft would certainly not want to see a Decrease in their User Base and a Flight of their Browsers towards open ones such as Mozilla Firefox or Chromium.

nucleon said:
Microsoft Windows' own HOST file allow you to block unwanted hosts already. MS should sue itself?

That's another Point how this whole Demand of getting rid of Adblockers is.
But maybe that's just a Misunderstanding and they only want to get rid of the Adblock Plus Practice of Whitelisting Websites for Money, which would be Hypocrisy, especially for Google, who has already paid them to display those Text Ads in Case the normal User doesn't disable that Option in the ABP Settings.

Now I'm aware that most Pages you can browse for free rely on Advertisement as a Revenue to keep them running, however, if they can't guarantee me that their Ads are safe (not even Google can do that as seen with the Double Click Exploit and btw.: MAL is also using this Network just like a lot of others), then I'd rather block the Ads instead of wasting Time having to use my (image) Backups everytime and/or re-install the OS.
Naturally, you could use Linux (especially in a Virtual Machine) for every Browsing Session and keep Windows for your Games and other Applications, but no one's going to pay you for the Time you're losing in having to set it up and keep it running everytime you need or want to surf on the Net. This is not even including the potential Indemnity Claims for hacked/phished Account Data.

why do you randomly capitalize things?

It isn't random at all. I'm only adding Capitalization to every Noun and nominalized Word aside from the normal, English Capitalization: http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1314327

you add capitalisations to pronouns.

Dec 12, 2014 8:47 AM

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dity said:

Noboru said:

It isn't random at all. I'm only adding Capitalization to every Noun and nominalized Word aside from the normal, English Capitalization: http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1314327

you add capitalisations to pronouns.

Back to Main Topic: Better Web Design might only solve the Problems with Visibility and Usability of the Websites. And you haven't given an Answer whether you've only been referring to that Problem in (the) Particular or to all Kinds of Issues with Online Ads.

NoboruDec 12, 2014 8:52 AM

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