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Livejournal Bans Ad-Blocking Software

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the no-blocking-for-you dept.

Anonymous Emo writes "The community/blogging site LiveJournal recently introduced ads on some pages for free users. More interestingly, they also added a new restriction to their TOS (XVI 17 b.) banning users from using or providing ad-blocking software. The new TOS also permits them to immediately terminate the account of anyone they catch doing this."

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  1. Anticipated... by Ossifer · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've been expecting this... Now we'll have to modify our ad blocking software to download and discard the ads that are currently ignored altogether.

  2. Re:You sure? by LaurenBC · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh sorry, wasn't thinking. I don't have any online friends.

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  3. Re: Bandwidth is Not Free! by Black+Parrot · · Score: 2, Funny
    Well livejournal does need to pay for their bandwidth and running costs right?

    With ad blockers getting more and more prevalent and sometimes getting installed by default with some firewall software, it might get problematic for websites depending on ad revenue.

    Although I guess peopl installing ad blockers on their own, probably would just ignore the ads anyway.
    Yeah, when I'm watching TV I always go pee during the love scene or the chase scene, so I won't miss the commercials.
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  4. Re:Problem with hosts... by The+NPS · · Score: 2, Funny

    To me those are wonderful reminders. Maybe I'll rename them: "The joy of not being sold anything."

  5. Re:You sure? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    About your sig : Does that mean you play Advanced Dungeons & Dragons?

  6. Re:who cares.. by Demerol · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wtf is livejournal, you ask? It's the website that separates the women from the flamingly homosexual.

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  7. MySpace: CONFORM! CONSUME! OBEY! by Bushido+Hacks · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Hey kids! How would you like to be the first person on your block to have a Myspace account? You can post photos, and music, and communicate with your friends, and --possibly win a PSP by clicking on the scarry clown-click here now!-- and write messages. It even has a blog and a photo gallery where --you could possibly win a free pink RAZR if you can save the hostage-- MySpace: An online community for everyone --to click here now and have bigger breast overnight!--"

    /MySpace.com -- A News Corporation -- Visit Bill O'Rielly's Myspace! Fox Owns Your SOUL!!!!!

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  8. Catch 22 by pedestrian+crossing · · Score: 2, Funny

    Bandwidth costs money, money comes from users or ads.

    And why do they need all of that bandwidth? To serve ads!

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  9. News! by Pofy · · Score: 2, Funny

    In the future, subway companies will demand that passengers stop and read all ads on the platform and in the stairs. Far to often people just "run" by them without reading. We reserve the right to deny anyone travelling with us that has not first read every single ad at the station!! After all, we get paid for this advertisment and if people don't read them, we get less money! This is close to stealing when you don't read all ads!!