It garbles advertisers’ data as a result, but you must disable uBlock Origin to run it; they can’t work simultaneously. I recently moved to it and, so far, am never looking back!

  • Alphane Moon
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    -3613 days ago

    IMO, this is a bit much.

    It’s one thing to block ads, it’s another thing to essentially participate in an ad fraud scheme. If this simply hurt Google, I would have no issues (they are corrupt criminals, an American oligarchic institution), but you also risking harming independent sites that have done nothing wrong.

      • Alphane Moon
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        -2113 days ago

        This is an excessive approach that risks collateral damage to 3rd parties who are not involved.

        I have no issues with blocking ads (internet is unusable without ublock origin + Pihole), but actually simulating clicks is IMO not the right approach.

        • Bo7a
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          813 days ago

          Collateral damage to advertisers? Sounds like a feature, not a bug.

    • @Goretantath@lemm.ee
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      1713 days ago

      Remember, advertising is jist a new word they made to wash over the ick with its original name, propaganda. I’d rather not participate in any propaganda.

    • @joshchandra@midwest.socialOP
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      813 days ago

      You incorrectly use the term ad fraud, which addresses advertisers themselves automating clicks on their own links to generate fake income. There is nothing wrong with people-with-no-corporate-interest who click.

    • Victor
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      -813 days ago

      To each their own. I’m in your boat too, I think.