Facebook is going to start forcing ads to appear for all users of its desktop website, even if they use ad-blocking software. The social network said on Tuesday that it will change the way advertising is loaded into its desktop website to make its ad units considerably more difficult for ad blockers to detect. “Facebook is ad-supported. Ads are a part of the Facebook experience; they’re not a tack on,” said Andrew “Boz” Bosworth, vice president of Facebook’s ads and business platform.
Source: The Wall Street Journal
(Score: 3, Insightful) by FatPhil on Wednesday August 10 2016, @08:27AM
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(Score: 2) by archfeld on Wednesday August 10 2016, @09:03PM
Only if they keep their ads clean and safe. If Google suddenly started treating their users with respect and managing their add servers responsibly I'd say yes, but of course they have shown an inability or general unwillingness to devote the time and resources to keep their ad streams from becoming polluted by malware and serving up junk. I don't use Google services so I can't really say how they are structured as far as serving, but if they can and do respond to complaints about bad ads and make a real effort to keep things clean and secure then sure. No one can guarantee security, but making a real effort makes a difference.
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