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Adblock Plus Maker Proposes Change To Help Sites

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the next-comes-the-ad-block-blocker dept.

Dotnaught writes "Wladimir Palant, maker of the Firefox extension Adblock Plus, on Monday proposed a change in his software that would allow publishers, with the consent of Adblock Plus users, to prevent their ads from being blocked. Palant suggested altering his software to recognize a specific meta tag as a signal to bring up an in-line dialog box noting the site publisher's desire to prevent ad blocking. The user would then have to choose to respect that wish or not."

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  1. Hmm... by Ethanol-fueled · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but did the article imply that the AdBlock guys are asking advertisers to change their code just so AdBlock can allow or disallow ads like NoScript already does? It would be kinda pointless since many AdBlock users also have NoScript installed!

    Despite the FUD surrounding NoScript, I'll take it over AdBlock any day (well, at least until they refuse to block ads other than those on their own page).

    NoScript's AdBlock-blocking trick was kinda dirty, but I don't see them as being hypocritical for allowing their own ads given the tremendous service(which increases safety while speeding up browsing) they provide for free.

  2. Re:I thought /. was for the hardcores by rts008 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Get on my level.

    Go play on the freeway, or jump in a lake.

    Attitudes like yours are for kids.

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