InfrogmationInfrogmation@mastodon.online
May 5, 2026, 6:23 PMNo.
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disorderlyfdisorderlyf@todon.euMay 5, 2026, 6:32 PM@Infrogmation Stop doing autoplay fullscreen ads for softcore porn mobile games that don't exist and point to malware downloads then
Jjackryder@infosec.exchangeMay 5, 2026, 7:08 PM@Infrogmation can confirm.
OneironautOneironaut@infosec.exchangeMay 5, 2026, 7:12 PM@Infrogmation *sigh* Right click, inspect element, delete
Stoneface Vimescapnthommo@c.imMay 5, 2026, 7:13 PM@Infrogmation indeed. If it's a choice between disabling my adblocker or missing their stuff then sorry guys, no visit from me.
May 5, 2026, 7:14 PM@Infrogmation <closes tab and never returns>
HerrHerrmannherrherrmann@mastodon.socialMay 5, 2026, 8:28 PM@frang @Infrogmation … and downranks/blocks the website in the Kagi search results!
May 5, 2026, 7:26 PM@Infrogmation That usually means "close this website" for me.
May 5, 2026, 7:57 PM@Infrogmation Often the ad links are how the people who made the content you're looking at get paid. Knock yourself out when it's giant media conglomerates, but smaller content creators are a different story.
LovesTha🥧LovesTha@floss.socialMay 6, 2026, 2:01 AM@jack @Infrogmation pretty much every good and ethical ad gets around all blocking methods.
Patrickppb1701@ppb.socialMay 5, 2026, 8:01 PM@Infrogmation add to that "Install the app for a better experience"
May 5, 2026, 8:01 PM@Infrogmation dare me!
Flipper 🐬🏳️🌈flipper@mastodonapp.ukMay 5, 2026, 8:12 PM@Infrogmation I click the back button to disable, right?
Critical Anglecriticalangle@mastodon.socialMay 5, 2026, 8:17 PM
Zenoezeno@mastodon.unoMay 5, 2026, 8:19 PM
May 5, 2026, 8:25 PM@Infrogmation the computer the teacher has to use at university doesnt have any ad blocker extension installed
today, the history teacher wanted to show something because it would add to the explanation, and there was a huge ad that said "click here for FREE ROBUX"
internet ads feel less like ads and more like scams
Pietersuperblox@mastodon.socialMay 5, 2026, 9:08 PM@Infrogmation We hate ads! We hate paywalls! Hey, why have so many journalists lost their jobs? Why is there only cheap AI slop left?
Jon FAvonVilla@aus.socialMay 5, 2026, 9:19 PM@Infrogmation I don't care if the content creators are "small". I block (therefore I am).
technomancytechnomancy@hey.hagelb.orgMay 5, 2026, 9:23 PM@Infrogmation my website: "oh no, it looks like you don't have an ad blocker installed! you better go fix that, please! I can wait, go do it now"
clonedhumanclonedhuman@mastodon.socialMay 5, 2026, 9:26 PM@Infrogmation No.
masyukunmasyukun@mastodon.socialMay 5, 2026, 9:27 PM@Infrogmation kthxbai
Kristyeffariwhy@theforkiverse.comMay 5, 2026, 9:40 PM@Infrogmation It's an instant back button for me.
Anthropyanthropy@mastodon.derg.nzMay 5, 2026, 10:06 PM@Infrogmation websites that do that instantly become entirely optional to me tbh. I could probably hack my way there by having javascript disabled and/or deleting the right elements, but frankly there are enough other things to do in the world and in the end 99% of the internet is optional, and it deserves to feel optional when it does this
SirWumpus 👾🍁sirwumpus@tilde.zoneMay 5, 2026, 10:38 PM@Infrogmation
I'll never disable my ad-blocker! No web site has unique enough information that cannot be found else where with some effort.
Ari [APz] Sovijärviapzpins@some.apz.fiMay 5, 2026, 9:04 PM@Infrogmation No. And if I'm really required to view the site, the nag popup gets nuked too.
Cincin Masuk Mangkoknpub1w4dsu3e6hzjehh7l3c9njhtwwtgk9g209ylqf4tvdn2m07xjq06se9ett9@momostr.pinkMay 5, 2026, 10:54 PMjust report the site to uBlock Origin then
John Carlsen 🇺🇸🇳🇱🇪🇺johnlogic@sfba.socialMay 5, 2026, 11:47 PMIf a web site tells me to disable my ad blocker, I might look for a cached copy at archive.ph . If I find one, I might share the link to the archived copy, to save others the hassle of seeking it.
Enricoillogical_me@mastodon.cloudMay 6, 2026, 12:37 AM@Infrogmation /me *disables javascript instead*
Bradley :smugcat:Bradley_JF@mastodon.onlineMay 6, 2026, 12:42 AM@Infrogmation Yeah... I just won't view the site, thanks.
- DrBonesDrBones@mastodon.worldMay 6, 2026, 12:52 AM
@Infrogmation I might allow ads to read the article, but then turn the blocker back on as I leave. I DON'T WANT ADS
- A_MinionA_Minion@mastodon.socialMay 6, 2026, 1:05 AM
The gross practice of pushing ads up our . . . came about with HTML & the web. Some of us wanted to see something different like maybe the Librarians should govern what was appropriate. We built it, we paid for it, we should have kept control. Add cookies to you list of useless code that is simply too invasive. Many of the problems that we face today could have been easily fixed had we kept control.
Tonya Marie 🏳️⚧️TonyaMarie@chaosfem.twMay 6, 2026, 1:50 AM@Infrogmation If I can't access your content without ads or giving you my identity in some way, I can live without it.
May 6, 2026, 1:54 AM@Infrogmation That's where the site gets the W from me. The Ctrl/Cmd + W.
Lilith Silversteinlilith_silverstein@lgbtqia.spaceMay 6, 2026, 4:03 AM@Infrogmation Time to utilize ublock origin's element zapper
- skedarwarriorskedarwarrior@techhub.socialMay 6, 2026, 4:12 AM
@Infrogmation Yeah, agreed. the whole reason I enable adblockers is to block trackers not the ads themselves.
Ublock origin doesn't just block ads nor do adblockers in general.
This is why i refuse and will go on another website for the same info.
Conny Naschconnynasch@mastodon.socialMay 6, 2026, 9:34 AM@skedarwarrior @Infrogmation I use DuckDuckGo which blocks tracking and phishing as a matter of must. 😊
- skedarwarriorskedarwarrior@techhub.socialMay 7, 2026, 4:14 AM
@connynasch @Infrogmation That or searx for me.
I wish corporations would stop shipping backdoor ads on every platform they can.
Why is it so complicated for them to just ship static ads that don't have code in them to watch people?
Unbelievable... you know?
jablkoziemnejablkoziemne@101010.plMay 6, 2026, 4:26 AM@Infrogmation using internet without protection is bad idea.
This is Hellscentedmeat@norcal.socialMay 6, 2026, 4:36 AM@Infrogmation @babe 💯💯💯
Δestiny Μdestiny_m@shitpost.poridge.clubMay 6, 2026, 5:16 AM@Infrogmation@mastodon.online Yeah – "No" :neocat:.
Petr Blažíčeklactarius@cztwitter.czMay 6, 2026, 6:45 AM@Infrogmation Each AD BLOCKER can be disabled only for selected sites.
Gauff 🇪🇺gaufff@piaille.frMay 6, 2026, 6:53 AM@Infrogmation and one of the most hilarious one, making people feel like they did something wrong, is #reddit
"OMG, I've been spotted by network security!" 😂
Ｐｅｎｇｏｕｉｎ.ＢＳＤPengouinBSD@bsd.networkMay 6, 2026, 7:35 AMWhenever I come across this, I always leave the site; the same action goes for articles where only half (or minus) the content is visible and the rest is hidden behind a paywall!
I said: Bye and not good bye…
François Cfchaix@piaille.frMay 6, 2026, 7:41 AM@Infrogmation
Your website can't be displayed with an ad blocker -> your website IS an ad -> I'm out.
StomataStomata@procial.tchncs.deMay 6, 2026, 7:49 AM@Infrogmation@mastodon.online opens the site in Internet archive :blobcat:
Dick Armoirediffrentcolours@tech.lgbtMay 6, 2026, 8:46 AM@Infrogmation Even more so when I'm not actually using an ad blocker.
ON4BAMON4BAM@mastodon.onlineMay 6, 2026, 9:19 AM@Infrogmation No! There's a reason adblockers were created you intrusive, spying f*cking m*r*ns.
Left the site to never come back.
May 6, 2026, 9:55 AM@Infrogmation To bad for the site. There are enough other ones.
Leoleo@fairmove.netMay 6, 2026, 10:23 AM@Infrogmation
AdBlockBlockBlock
https://reek.github.io/anti-adblock-killer/
Rue MohrRueNahcMohr@infosec.exchangeMay 6, 2026, 11:53 AM@Infrogmation pihole!
Jeff GriggJeffGrigg@mastodon.socialMay 6, 2026, 1:38 PM"Turn off your ad blocker" is always a good reason for me to close the tab.
Same with "Sign up for a free account here."
Veronica Olsen 🏳️🌈veronica@mastodon.onlineMay 22, 2026, 8:05 PM@JeffGrigg @Infrogmation Or "sign up to my newsletter" popping up in the middle of the frame interrupting my reading, like on Medium. I have never ever signed up for a newsletter from a prompt like that, and I never will.
- Jeff GriggJeffGrigg@mastodon.socialMay 22, 2026, 9:55 PM
Likewise!
There is *no way* I am going to "sign up for their newsletter" when I'm *in the middle* of reading the first article. I *will not decide* if I want to read more of their content or not until I *finish* reading the current article. Making it more difficult to continue and finish reading an article makes me really want to avoid their further annoyance. 
RooneyMcNibNugrooneymcnibnug@mastodon.socialMay 6, 2026, 1:32 PM@Infrogmation "I simply won't view your shitty site, goodbye"
May 6, 2026, 8:13 PM@Infrogmation@mastodon.online „Computer says NO“ ☝️
May 6, 2026, 8:15 PM@Infrogmation For the record, archive.ph does a great job of cutting through adblocker walls, paywalls, etc
Caroline Bell :verified_trans:halotroop2288@meow.socialMay 6, 2026, 8:54 PM@Infrogmation
I get this message when I have my ad blocker disabled already, like on ad shortening sites. If they can't be bothered to actually check if it's disabled, why should I even try?
VeeVeroniqueB99@mastodon.socialMay 6, 2026, 11:41 PM@Infrogmation 👍 🤣hellz no!
Ozzelot :runbsd:ozzelot@mstdn.socialMay 17, 2026, 12:45 PM@Infrogmation if my adblocker blocks your site, your site must be an ad
Earthshineearthshine@masto.hackers.townMay 22, 2026, 8:08 PM@Infrogmation disable your ad blocker blocker to not have me go ranting to everyone who will listen about how shitty and worthless your site is.
- OddOpinions5failedLyndonLaRouchite@mas.toMay 22, 2026, 10:15 PM
for sites like the NY Times, how do you propose they pay for reporters, editors, etc etc if there are no ads ?
