Nemeski@mander.xyz to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 3 days agoMozilla warns Germany could soon declare ad blockers illegalwww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up198arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldeurope@feddit.orgfirefox@lemmy.ml
arrow-up198arrow-down1external-linkMozilla warns Germany could soon declare ad blockers illegalwww.bleepingcomputer.comNemeski@mander.xyz to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldeurope@feddit.orgfirefox@lemmy.ml
minus-squaretwinnie@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·3 days agoHow do these sites even know ads are being blocked? What’s to stop the ad blocker just downloading the ads and simply not showing them?
minus-squareroofuskit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·3 days agoI think that’s the inevitable step, because they can tell when you don’t load the ad.
How do these sites even know ads are being blocked? What’s to stop the ad blocker just downloading the ads and simply not showing them?
I think that’s the inevitable step, because they can tell when you don’t load the ad.