I've been blocking ads for so long that actually seeing them feels perverse

I use ad blockers and open source privacy focused software whenever I can but occasionally I have to use computers that don’t belong to me or an older phone where my usual applications aren’t installed and seeing all the advertisements just feels dirty and dystopian.

I think the worst ads are the text to speech ones that say “Download this app today”. The unblinking energenic people saying you can make a living at home are probably a close second.

Devorlon,

I signed up to Vessel [1] when they were giving out the 1 year free trial, and it was only 9 months or so in that I realised that it had ads. It was kinda jarring, especially for a paid (not that I did) service.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vessel_(website)

Darkassassin07,
@Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca avatar

I think the worst ads are the text to speech ones that say “Download this app today”.

Dear god, they read themselves to you now?!? Kill it with fire!!

I want the creator drawn and quartered.

FARTYSHARTBLAST,
@FARTYSHARTBLAST@kbin.social avatar

That's because it is.

HawlSera,

I often forget they even exist

redballooon,

What? What ads?

AceFuzzLord,

Only time I ever see actual ads anymore are when I’m out and about and see billboards, when my parents are watching TV, or when I go to furaffinity on TOR for some NSFW images.

I’m fine with the ads on FA since they’re at the top and bottom of the pages and not intrusive at all and aren’t really much more than ads for probably shitty games (minus the Brok the Investigator ads) and art commission services the vast majority of the time.

cubedsteaks,

FA as in… Fur Affinity?

AceFuzzLord,

Yes. As in furaffinity.

toomanyjoints69,

Dundun duuun

atrielienz,

It is jarring. I am feeling a little bad for actual writers though when I have to turn back from a news site because it doesn’t like my adblocker or pihole. I haven’t relented. But given the whole writers strike thing and the fact that I don’t want AI writing pretty much anything meant to be read by human eyes, I do feel bad.

ttmrichter,
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I don’t.

If they were worth reading, they could publish.

asteriskeverything,

I want to be there. I browse strictly on mobile I dont have a computer and I haven’t seen to be able to get anything to work properly the few times I tried. It’s so much worse on mobile cuz I’m so likely to accidentally tap the ad and they usually take up the whole screen and maybe 3 or 4 lines of am article before another ad. Plus one on top and bottom of the browser that is always there, plus a pop-up video auto playing in the corner.

bappity,
@bappity@lemmy.world avatar

for mobile if you have android try rethink dns 👀

cavvema,

For mobile I would say adding blocklists in the router.

theterrasque,

If you’re on Android, Firefox have ad block addon, and for YouTube you have revanced

bug,

Set your private DNS to something like dns.adguard.com, it’s a game changer!

stigmata,

I did my annual reimage and it’s always jarring having to put everything back on lol.

Cat,
@Cat@kbin.social avatar

What a great way to put it. Years ago my wife was annoyed when I started blocking ads because it was effecting streaming on some apps. Now if an ad gets through look out!

When we see ads, it is so annoying. Page loads are clunky and games blast you with ads.

Whisper06,

I’m cool with ads as long as they aren’t filled with malware. Unfortunately they’re all filled with malware.

CharlesDarwin,
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I remember the times I’d go from watching Tivo to trying to watch live TV.

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