Youtube no longer working with adblock?
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AladainAF
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Yeah I get it, this was in Sept though. Apparently, like on down detectors and such people started commenting about it causing all kinds of issues starting today so was just wondering, I suppose this is something new they are doing now, it's even broken in firefox. Like, you tube works, it just looks like shit.
Big Phoenix
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Anyone else had issues with videos losing audio than it coming back as pure garbled static? Have had it happen on more than just my home computer.
Grimmlokk
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Skanda
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Probably referring to the fact that you can pay Adblock to whitelist your ads which creates a bit of a conflict of interests.
http://www.businessinsider.com/googl...eir-ads-2015-2
http://www.businessinsider.com/googl...eir-ads-2015-2
jeydax
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Nope - mine looked exactly the same. I switched over to ublock Origin too. All is well.
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Better performance with uBlock over Adblock.
uBlock vs. ABP: efficiency compared · gorhill/uBlock Wiki · GitHub
Malvertising is the next big thing for hackers in 2016, It's growing at an increasing clip for the past year.
You should be blocking ads not just because ads suck but because they are a HUGE security flaw and can infect your machine and compromise your information even without you clicking on them when going on a trusted site.
Forbes recently blocked their site to people using adblockers and at the same time they got hit by an Malvertising attack that stole their readers information.
I have no problem supporting sites that I enjoy reading but even here I can't turn of Adblock because they use the same servers as everyone else that can feed you ads set up with bogus accounts that deliver malware.
It's going to hit a critical peak soon and force companies to look at it more securely but until then it's staying on.
Oh and having your bluetooth Toilet or Wifi toaster hacked and using it as a backdoor into your system is also going to big this year.
You should be blocking ads not just because ads suck but because they are a HUGE security flaw and can infect your machine and compromise your information even without you clicking on them when going on a trusted site.
Forbes recently blocked their site to people using adblockers and at the same time they got hit by an Malvertising attack that stole their readers information.
I have no problem supporting sites that I enjoy reading but even here I can't turn of Adblock because they use the same servers as everyone else that can feed you ads set up with bogus accounts that deliver malware.
It's going to hit a critical peak soon and force companies to look at it more securely but until then it's staying on.
Oh and having your bluetooth Toilet or Wifi toaster hacked and using it as a backdoor into your system is also going to big this year.
Grimmlokk
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