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Facebook Rolls Out Code To Nullify Adblock Plus' Workaround (techcrunch.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the cat-and-mouse dept.

An anonymous reader writes: The Wall Street Journal issued a report Tuesday that said Facebook will begin forcing ads to appear for all users of its desktop site, even if they use ad-blocking software. Adblock Plus, the most popular ad-blocking software, opposed Facebook's plan and found a workaround to Facebook's revision two days later. Now, TechCrunch is reporting that Facebook is well aware of Adblock Plus' workaround and their "plan to address the issue" is coming quick. "A source close to Facebook tells [TechCrunch] that today possibly within hours, the company will push an update to its site's code that will nullify Adblock Plus' workaround," reports TechCrunch. "Apparently it took two days for Adblock Plus to come up with the workaround, and only a fraction of that time for Facebook to disable it." An update on their site says, "A source says Facebook is now rolling out the code update that will disable Adblock Plus' workaround. It should reach all users soon."

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  1. the solution is... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Add the following like in the file hosts:

      127.0.0.1 www.facebook.com

    Problem solved!

  2. Re:FIGHT!! FIGHT!! FIGHT!! by Kinwolf · · Score: 4, Funny

    *sits down with bowl of popcorn*

    *serve Orville Redenbacher ad*

  3. Re:Facebook is still a thing? by halivar · · Score: 4, Funny

    No. Grandmothers share recipes on weathered old index cards. Hipster millennials who can't cook worth a damn use FB to share "Tasty" videos of shit recipes with not enough salt.

  4. But I know you know I know, so... by Pseudonymous+Powers · · Score: 4, Funny

    When Skynet finally comes on line, this ad-blocking-blocking-blocking-blocking code will form the basis of its immune system.

  5. Re: Facebook is still a thing? by bluefoxlucid · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's okay. I taught your daughter to ferment beer and adjust the Android location settings to spoof locations. She just meets up at her friend's place and then locks the location and goes out to meet boys whose parents are away for the week.

    A victory for personal liberty everywhere.

    --
    Support my political activism on Patreon.
  6. Re:Facebook is still a thing? by Fire_Wraith · · Score: 3, Funny

    Of course he's real. He does a fantastic job taking care of my lawn, too.

  7. Re:Facebook is still a thing? by JustAnotherOldGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Back when I was 16 ... *sniff* we didn't have enough

    Back in my day we couldn't even afford to be 16, we had to go from 15 straight to 17!

    We were so poor we had to steal the onions we hung from our belts!

    --
    Just cruising through this digital world at 33 1/3 rpm...
  8. Re:Facebook is still a thing? by Sir_Eptishous · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's kinda scary to see kids around the age of 16 live a double life...

    I had a double life when I was 16:

    Dungeons
    and
    Dragons

    --
    We play the game with the bravery of being out of range