A few years ago, we published a simple adblock detection script. Our purpose for this was to catch the users who had Norton Internet Security installed and inform them that the software they have installed may be blocking content (both ads and non-ads) without their knowledge. A few years have passed, and […]
Regardless of the actual topic of a post here on adblock.org, the comments typically devolve into a debate over the right to block ads.
So, let’s take the subject head on, shall we? Is the blocking of ads unethical?
The webmaster perspective:
I offer a service. I don’t sell a product. The only way […]
A number of commenters here at Adblock.org have recommended that I take a look at Adblock Plus, a replacement to the long-time adblocking Firefox extension, Adblock. Many users of this Adblock extension recommend the use of the FilterSet.G blocking list.
I took a look to see how it works and from a Website owner […]
A few years ago, I wrote a not-so-glowing review of PithHelmet, an ad blocking, privacy, web-page modification tool for Safari on OS X.
Now that I’m getting back into the swing of things here, being a mac user, I thought it would be a good exercise to give it a go again.
To demonstrate that I’m […]
We acknowledge that you are developing adblocking software based on user demand and we do believe in user choice. Here are our suggestions on how you can develop AdBlocking solutions that offer user choice without going too far in blocking activity.
Updated 10 Sept 2004. Norton Internet Security 2004 has ad blocking turned on by default. One of the ways that NIS attempts to block ads is that they block link tags that contain text that matches any entry in a long list of targeted text and words. See the sites that NIS blocks…and doesn’t block.
After reading the various threads on message boards and the information here, what are your thoughts on this issue? Share your own comments in this article.
According to the Symantec website, starting on October 1, the new line of Norton Internet security products becomes available. Based on the product descriptions, we expect more of the same.
After all, it’s not something that’s so loathsome or unheard of in other media. We all put up with advertising on television, print media, billboards, even blimps and banner-towing airplaines. So why block ads on the Internet with such vigor?
The popularity of adblocking software has resulted in a very large number of adblocking software packages. Read about adblocking software and some reviews from our perspective.