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Adblock: Google did not slow down and lag YouTube performance with ad blocker on
hellowalkman posted a topic in Front Page News
Adblock: Google did not slow down and lag YouTube performance with ad blocker on by Sayan Sen Back in November, the internet was abuzz with conspiracy theories of Google purposely slowing down YouTube on Mozilla Firefox while its own browser, Chrome, would work fine. However, those rumors were shot down soon after as Google explained that it was not just Firefox that was the subject of "suboptimal viewing" experience and that it was happening irrespective of the browser. Google put the blame on "installed ad blockers." Fast forward two months, now in January we just had another similar incident with several user reports online of YouTube being slow with adblockers. As is usually the case in these instances, most netizens of course were quick to once again point the finger at Google. The issue was first brought to attention by Reddit users and the thread blew up with many more chiming in to say they were experiencing a similar thing. As it turns out, the bug was not YouTube or Google and was in fact a problem with Adblock and Adblock Plus' recent update Version 5.17.0. Hence if you were using something else like uBlock Origin (like me), you probably did not notice any slowdown. Adblock Plus developers noted the issue as performance regression on its GitLab repo. It wrote: Recently, ABP released version 3.22 which upgraded the bundled extension engine version to 1.1.1. AdBlock released version 5.17.0 which also updated the extension engine to version 1.1.1. We've had several reports of slow response time since the update. It appears to be an issue in the extension engine since ABP, AdBlock, and the EWE test extension all seem to experience a similar issue with the 1.1.1 version of the extension engine. The issue has now been fixed with the latest eyeo's Web Extension Ad Blocking Toolkit (EWE) version 1.1.2, where the breaking change has been reverted. Name: @eyeo/webext-ad-filtering-solution New version: 1.1.2 Reverted "Content filters are now updated via the history.pushState() event, when single page apps navigate using the browser's history API (EE-14, EE-90)". Breaking changes: None. Other changes: Reverted performance regression. Hence, if you are one of those users who is experiencing issues with Adblock and Adblock Plus, you should update your extension. It is also advised not to run multiple content filters or adblockers on your browser if you are facing performance issues. As an online publication, Neowin too relies on ads for operating costs and, if you use an ad blocker, we'd appreciate being whitelisted. In addition, we have an ad-free subscription for $28 a year, which is another way to show support! -
Microsoft acknowledges bug causing YouTube playback errors on all Edge versions
Abhay V posted a topic in Front Page News
Microsoft acknowledges bug causing YouTube playback errors on all Edge versions by Abhay Venkatesh Microsoft has acknowledged an issue affecting all versions of the Edge browser that results in YouTube videos failing to play when AdBlock or AdBlock Plus extensions are enabled. The Redmond giant said in a Tech Community post that it investigated the possible bug based on user feedback. The problem currently affects the browser on all operating systems. Users reported being served with an error or a blank screen when trying to play videos on the YouTube website. The issue was faced by users that had the ad-blocking extensions enabled. Currently, the only workaround for the issue for those that are facing it is to disable the extensions and reload the page to play the video. The post adds that the team is working on investigating further while working on a fix. The firm is looking for users to provide feedback on whether they are seeing the error when the extension is disabled, or even without the extension installed. You can provide feedback by pressing the Shift+Alt+I keys and providing the details, or by heading to the ellipsis menu (…) > Help and feedback > Send feedback. You can also choose to send diagnostic data to help the teams check for logs. Since the issue is known to affect all, Canary, Dev, Beta, and Stable flavors of the browser on all platforms, the company could push a hotfix to all versions when a resolution is ready. For now, though, the only way for those affected to get YouTube to work is by disabling the Adblock extensions -
Ad blocking is coming to Microsoft Edge for Android by João Carrasqueira Microsoft's Edge browser has been available for Android for a while and it includes a number of interesting features, especially for those who also use the browser on a Windows 10 PC. However, it lacks extension support, as many mobile browsers do, which means features such as blocking unwanted ads on the internet aren't available unless they're built into the browser itself. Fortunately, that's precisely what Microsoft is doing, as MSPoweruser reports that a new update is now rolling out to those who signed up for the browser's beta program in the Google Play Store. The new release brings the version number up to 402.0.0.2055, and it includes a new "Block content" option in the app's settings. The report was confirmed by a tweet from Vishnu Nath, Head of Program Management for Microsoft Mobility Experiences. Microsoft seems to be using Adblock Plus to power the ad-blocking feature. Adblock Plus is likely the most popular tracking protection browser extension - which is also available for Edge on Windows 10 - and it even provides its own Adblock Browser for Android. As of the time of writing, the update hasn't shown up on our test devices yet, so it would appear that it's rolling out gradually to those in the beta program. If you haven't received it either, don't fret - it should be available soon. If you haven't downloaded Edge for Android yet, you can do so here. As an online publication, Neowin too relies on ads for operating costs and, if you use an ad blocker, we appreciate being whitelisted. In addition, we have an ad-free subscription for $28 a year, which is another way to show support! Source: MSPoweruser via On MSFT
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Chrome will start blocking 'intrusive' ads starting February 15
+MJK posted a topic in Front Page News
Chrome will start blocking 'intrusive' ads starting February 15 by Muhammad Jarir Kanji Earlier this year, Google surprised us with the announcement that it would soon include a built-in ad-blocker in its popular Chrome browser. The company had announced the move as being part of its endeavour to improve online advertisements, with ads that were considered intrusive being automatically blocked by the browser. We now have a date for when these changes will take effect: February 15. Chrome will filters ads based on the Better Ads Standards by the Coalition for Better Ads, which Google also joined in June of this year. Examples of ads that are considered intrusive by the organisation include pages that require you to wait for X seconds before displaying the content, auto-playing videos and sounds, large sticky ads and pop-ups, among others. The company also provided more details on how the process for blocking ads will work for website owners, with violations of the above standards being reported to Google's Ad Experience Report. This is also where alleged violations can be appealed by website owners. Sites that do not resolve these issues within 30 days of being reported will have all ads blocked by Chrome, which will hopefully encourage online publishers to maintain a high standard of accessibility in choosing which types of ads they display. As an online publication, Neowin too relies on ads for operating costs and, if you use an ad blocker, we'd appreciate being whitelisted. In addition, we have an ad-free subscription for $28 a year, which is another way to show support! Source: Google via The Next Web -
Fraudulent ad-blocking extension tricks 37,000 Google Chrome users
+MJK posted a topic in Front Page News
Fraudulent ad-blocking extension tricks 37,000 Google Chrome users by Muhammad Jarir Kanji While Microsoft doesn't have enough extensions for its browser, Google has too many unwanted ones. An extension that tried to mimic the popular Adblock Plus extension was not only allowed into the Chrome Web Store but it was also only taken down after 37,000 users had already downloaded it. Making matters worse is the fact that it was only removed by Google after an anonymous cyber security account on Twitter noticed it, and brought it to the company's attention. The extension had the same name as the official Adblock Plus - which has more than 10 million users - except for a capitalised 'b'. It also used the same logo and spammed the relevant keywords in its description to skew users to itself when they were searching for the real extension. Google allows 37,000 Chrome users to be tricked with a fake extension by fraudulent developer who clones popular name and spams keywords. pic.twitter.com/ZtY5WpSgLt — SwiftOnSecurity (@SwiftOnSecurity) October 9, 2017 It's unclear if the extension was malicious and what, if any, personal data it may have stolen from the users who were unfortunate enough to fall for the ruse. @SwiftOnSecurity also pointed out that this is not the only instance of such a blunder and that fraudulent extensions like this, which are apparent clones of more popular extensions, are regularly allowed onto the Web Store, unfettered by the company's vetting process. Indeed, not only is this not the only case of a fake extension disguising itself as another, it's not even the first time an extension has tried to mimic Adblock Plus. Google itself has been the victim of a similar name spoofing scheme when attackers used an app named Google Docs to carry out a phishing attack earlier this year. The company had then promised to put into place measures to prevent this kind of thing from happening again but five months later, the problem still persists. Source: @SwiftOnSecurity via The Verge -
AdBlock Plus can now stop sites from mining cryptocurrencies on your PC
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AdBlock Plus can now stop sites from mining cryptocurrencies on your PC by Muhammad Jarir Kanji Following the revelation that The Pirate Bay has recently started testing scripts that utilise their users' PC for mining cryptocurrency without their consent, AdBlock Plus has released a new filter that users can add to the extension to prevent sites from doing so in the future. The most popular torrent site in the world and one of the top 100 sites worldwide, The Pirate Bay accounts for a significant amount of internet traffic and its exploitation of users' CPUs for mining, especially without their permission, did not go unnoticed. While the website claimed the tests would be completed within the span of a day, AdBlock Plus now offers a more permanent solution to the problem. The AdBlock Plus extension, which can be found on Safari, Chrome, Firefox, and Edge, allows users to block unwanted ads on websites. On top of this, it allows the setting up of custom filters to block specific unwanted elements or to allows certain websites to keep displaying ads (known as whitelisting). Using these filters, you can block the specific script that is used to hijack your system resources. Adding a new filter with the text "oin-hive.com/lib/coinhive.min.js" on any of the desktop browsers that support the extension should do the job and block sites from utilising the CPU without permission. A quick reminder: If you are using adblocking software, we would greatly appreciate it if you whitelisted Neowin. Advertising enables us to continue the Neowin community. We offer low-cost subscriptions, which support us while removing advertising without the need for extra software. You'll also see fewer ads across the site if you register (free!) as a member and log in. Via: VentureBeat -
Anti-ad blocking firm, Admiral, deals potentially damaging blow to adblockers
zikalify posted a topic in Front Page News
Anti-ad blocking firm, Admiral, deals potentially damaging blow to adblockers by Paul Hill Over the last few days, EasyList, a source used by ad blocking software that defines which URLs to filter recently saw a strange Github commit affect its repository. An EasyList maintainer removed a single line of code from the repo which defined ‘functionalclam.com’ as a distributor of ads. He claimed the removal was due to a DMCA takedown request. The question now is, does the DMCA actually apply to domain names? If so, this is very bad news for ad blockers because the lists they rely on could be forced to essentially close down. According to the US Copyright Office, copyright law doesn’t protect domain names: “Copyright law does not protect domain names. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a nonprofit organisation that assumed the responsibility for domain name system management, administers the assigning of domain names through accredited registers.” Admiral, an anti-ad blocking company, which was behind the removal of the link said the domain is part of the DMCA copyright access control platform. The company said it remains committed to working with EasyList, AdBlock Plus, and other ad blockers in the future to resolve issues like this. The maintainer which removed the domain from the source code said: “We had no option but to remove the filter without putting the Easylist repo in jeopardy. If it is a Circumvention/Adblock-Warning adhost, it should be removed from Easylist even without the need for a DMCA request … We’ll certainly look at our legal options and it will be contested if we get DMCA requests for any legit adservers or websites that use DMCA as a way to limit Easylist’s ability to block ads.” The well-respected Electronic Frontier Foundation has reached out to EasyList to offer any legal assistance should the project need any. Neowin understands users' desire to use ad blockers, many ads are obtrusive and even dangerous! Neowin tries its best to ensure that ads aren't intrusive or dangerous. We request that users add Neowin to their ad blocking whitelist to continue supporting our content. Source: Adguard | Image via Aitnews -
Google wants to fix online advertisement with a new Chrome that automatically blocks ads by Muhammad Jarir Kanji Intrusive ads and ad blocking extensions have been the source of much discussion recently, as the increasing use of ad filtering has led to a significant decrease in online content creators' bottom lines, with many publications even starting to withhold their content until they've been whitelisted. Google wants to fix the problem and is working on a new version of Chrome that will automatically block many ads. "Online ads should be better," say Sridhar Ramaswamy, Google's Senior VP of Ads and Commerce. As a result, he announced that Google will be joining the Coalition for Better Ads and is intent on supporting their Betters Ads Standards on a future version of Chrome, to be released in 2018. What this means in practice is that Chrome will, by this time, come with a built-in ad-blocker that will automatically stop ads from displaying on sites that do not adhere to these new standards. This will also include ads owned or served by Google. Examples of ads that the Coalition for Better Ads classifies as intrusive include pages that require you to wait for X seconds before displaying the content, auto-playing videos videos sound, large sticky ads and pop-ups, among others. As part of this new initiative for better ads, the company also announced Funding Choices, which is now in beta, that will allow publishers to display an automated message if the visitor is detected as using an ad blocker, asking them to whitelist the site or purchase a subscription to remove all ads through Google Contributor. Many publishers already do this but it's nice to see Google building the capability natively. Google's larger vision for this new world of online ads is to not only provide a better browsing experience for the end user but to, hopefully, also prevent excessively intrusive or annoying ads from driving users to ad blockers in the first place, thus allowing content creators to still generate revenue as long as they abide by a few common sense rules. Hopefully, this will serve as an acceptable compromise for what is becoming a growing problem. As an online publication, Neowin too relies on ads for operating costs and, if you use an ad blocker, we appreciate being whitelisted. In addition, we have an ad-free subscription for $28 a year, which is another way to show support! Source: Google
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Facebook will bypass ad-blockers and force ads on users out of 'principle'
Jett Goldsmith posted a topic in Front Page News
Facebook will bypass ad-blockers and force ads on users out of 'principle' by Jett Goldsmith Over the past several months, Facebook has drastically ramped up its advertising and data collection campaign, the core of the company's revenue model. In May, the social media company announced its intentions to track and serve ads to users even if they don't have an account on the site. Now, in an attempt to force the proliferation of marketing and advertisements to all of its users, Facebook has announced that it is modifying the digital signature of ads on its website so they are displayed to all users - even those running an ad-blocker. Facebook justified the move by saying it had begun offering "more powerful tools" which let users control the content of advertisements they see, ostensibly allowing users to cater ads to their interests. We’ve designed our ad formats, ad performance and controls to address the underlying reasons people have turned to ad blocking software. When we asked people about why they used ad blocking software, the primary reason we heard was to stop annoying, disruptive ads. As we offer people more powerful controls, we’ll also begin showing ads on Facebook desktop for people who currently use ad blocking software. In a statement to the Wall Street Journal, Andrew Bosworth, Facebook's vice president of its ads and business platform, described the issue as a matter of principle. "Facebook is ad-supported. Ads are a part of the Facebook experience; they’re not a tack on,” said Bosworth. "This isn’t motivated by inventory; it’s not an opportunity for Facebook from that perspective. We’re doing it more for the principle of the thing. We want to help lead the discussion on this." Although Facebook says it hopes the switch will make it too costly and time-intensive for developers of ad-blocking software to code in a fix to the issue, users may see a convenient workaround to the display of Facebook ads in the future. Source: Facebook via the Wall Street Journal -
Adblock Plus launches new platform so it can sell 'acceptable ads' that won't be blocked
zikalify posted a topic in Front Page News
Adblock Plus launches new platform so it can sell 'acceptable ads' that won't be blocked by Paul Hill Adblock Plus, which is running on more than 100 million active devices, will now display more “acceptable ads” to users, as its owner, Eyeo GmbH, has decided to set up its own ad-tech platform, which has launched in beta. The interactive platform will allow publishers and bloggers to choose from a marketplace of pre-whitelisted ads that they can drag and drop onto their sites. Till Faida, a co-founder of Adblock Plus, revealed the company's motives for launching the platform: “The Acceptable Ads Platform helps publishers who want to show an alternative, non-intrusive ad experience to users with ad blockers by providing them with a tool that lets them implement Acceptable Ads themselves. There are two ecosystems of online consumers out there right now: the one composed of people who block intrusive ads and the other where people do no. The Acceptable Ads Platform lets publishers reach the former group without changing anything about how they're reaching the latter.” Adblock Plus introduced its Acceptable Ads guidelines in 2011. According to the ad-blocker, more than 90 percent of its 100 million users leave their ad-blocking settings on the default which allows Adblock Plus' “respectful and useful ads” to display on websites they visit. Although stats show 90% of its users do leave the default settings of Adblock Plus as they are, that could just be a result of inexperienced users not wanting to mess with the settings in case it leads to problems. If this is the case, the expansion of the ad-tech platform could be viewed as a double-handed move by Adblock Plus to rake in a bit more cash, rather than to tidy up the online ad market. Just like many other people, Eyeo GmbH, says it has been getting fed up with the current state of advertising online, Till Faida went on to say: “We've been waiting years for the ad-tech industry to do something consumer-friendly like this. So finally we got tired of waiting and decided to just do it ourselves.” To use the service, publishers will need to integrate a single tag into their page to begin using the new ad-tech platform. The beta is open today for publishers and advertisers who want to test it out and a full launch will take place later in the Autumn. You can find out more on the Acceptable Ads website. NOTE: If you use ad blocking software we would greatly appreciate it if you whitelisted Neowin. Advertising enables us to continue the Neowin community. Neowin also offers subscriptions which remove advertising without the need for extra software. Source: Business Wire via Ars Technica -
China is planning to ban ad-blocking software, AdBlock Plus head discovers
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China is planning to ban ad-blocking software, AdBlock Plus head discovers by Justin Luna China is preparing itself towards banning ad-blocking programs from being installed on its citizens' machines, as part of a new internet advertising rule which was implemented last week. This was recently discovered by Ben Williams, the head of operations behind the popular ad-blocking program AdBlock Plus. The new Internet Advertising Interim Rules (note: in Chinese) seek to define what constitutes online advertising. Also, the rules seek to target false or misleading online advertising. It further explains to readers that paid search results are completely differentiable from organic results. However, another part of the rules, specifically Article 16, seems to alarm Williams. It states (translated from Chinese): Internet advertising campaigns shall not commit any of the following acts: (A) providing or using applications, hardware, and legitimate business advertising for others to take blocking, filters, covers, fast forward limited measures, such as; (B) use of network access, network devices, applications, and disruption of normal advertising data, alter or block other legitimate business advertising, loading ads without authorization; (C) the use of false statistics, dissemination of results or Internet media value, inducing price is incorrect, to seek illegitimate interest or damage the interests of others. "The concept of ad blocking has always been about putting power back into the hands of the consumer, so this robs them of what has become a basic right," he said. He argues that consumers still need to have control over seeing advertisements, stating that it helps when it comes to online security. China is plagued by third-party stores, which may contain malicious apps, putting consumers at risk. In a global study Williams conducted with a marketing company, he found out the main reason people use adblockers, which is disruption/annoyance. Lastly, the company will comply with the rules and remove its products in China if ever needed, but still emphasizes the importance of the right to choose. A quick reminder: If you are using adblocking software, we would greatly appreciate it if you whitelisted Neowin. Advertising enables us to continue the Neowin community. We also offer subscription options which remove advertising from the website without the need for extra software. Source: SAIC, Adblock Plus via The Inquirer | Image via Aitnews -
AdBlock and AdBlock Plus extensions show up in the Windows Store for Insiders
Rich Woods posted a topic in Front Page News
AdBlock and AdBlock Plus extensions show up in the Windows Store for Insiders by Rich Woods Ever since extensions for the Microsoft Edge browser showed up in Windows 10 for PCs build 14291, we've known that AdBlock and AdBlock Plus would be coming soon. Almost two months later, they're finally here. Of course, to get these ad-blocking extensions you need to be on the Windows Insider Program, and be on a version of Windows 10 for PCs that supports extensions in Microsoft Edge. The feature won't ship out to the general public until this summer when the Anniversary Update ships. The lack of extensions has so far been a significant handicap for Edge. Many power users consider a browser without support for extensions to not be a browser at all. You can download AdBlock right here and AdBlock Plus here. Editor's Note: If you use adblocking software we would greatly appreciate it if you whitelisted Neowin. Advertising enables us to continue the Neowin community. Neowin also offers subscriptions which remove advertising without the need for extra software. Source: Thurrott -
Adblock and Adblock Plus now available to Windows Insiders
Dot Matrix posted a topic in Back Page News
The highly anticipated Edge extensions Adblock and Adblock Plus are now available to Windows 10 Insiders, via the Windows Store. Download: AdBlock | AdBlock Plus Source: https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/67008/adblock-adblock-plus-edge-extension-now-windows-store
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Microsoft plans more Edge extensions in next Windows 10 preview, including Adblock Plus by Andy Weir Two weeks ago, Microsoft rolled out Windows 10 Insider Preview build 14291 from its next-wave Redstone development branch, including an early version of the long-awaited web extensions feature for its Edge browser. Just three extensions were available in that build - a short list that hasn't grown since then, although some third-party developers have already created their own extensions. Today, in a session at its Build 2016 developer conference, Microsoft revealed that more extensions are in the works, and it's planning to offer some of them in its next Windows 10 Insider Preview build. That's more a statement of intent than a firm confirmation - Microsoft was quite clear that it is 'aiming' to include new extensions in the next flight, but obviously that could be pushed back depending on how the next preview build actually shapes up. Among the new extensions that are likely to appear in the next preview are Adblock Plus, one of the first companies to confirm its intentions to offer an extension for Edge, last year. OneNote Clipper is also on the cards, and there are plenty of other extensions already in development too. Microsoft said today that it will 'gradually' make new extensions available in future previews, carefully monitoring telemetry and user feedback on those that are released before it decides when to make more officially available. Microsoft has previously said that a major development priority with Edge extensions is to ensure that customers can use them "with the confidence that they will operate as expected", as well as with the security that users demand. -
Samsung's Android browser can now block ads by Timi Cantisano Ad blocking has become a big topic of conversation over the past couple of years, as some websites have overstepped the boundaries of civility, and instead decided to bombard Internet users with a naughty amount of ads. Not only do ads sometimes cause unwanted sadness, but they also sometimes make for a less than optimal browsing experience. Although Internet browsers for PCs have long had the means to block these unwanted nuisances, mobile browsers were still left open to fend for themselves when consuming content. While it did take some time, Apple first announced its intention to offer ad blocking in its latest iOS 9 update with many other platforms soon following. Now, it seems that Samsung has enabled ad blocking on its 'Samsung Internet' mobile browser. The update, which has arrived on Samsung devices running Google's latest Marshmallow update, will now have the ability to block content. Those on older versions of Android will have to wait a little while longer as Samsung will offer the feature on its "Lollipop" handsets in the coming months. If you don't feel like waiting, you can take advantage of the AdBlock Plus or the AdBlock Plus browser that is available for Android. With all that being said, we appreciate you, the reader, for visiting Neowin and for making it a part of your daily ritual, and hope that you can find it in your heart to put the site on your "whitelist". Source: The Verge
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Adblock Plus extension for Microsoft Edge is "coming soon" by Andy Weir Microsoft had originally planned to add extension support to its Edge browser in Windows 10 this year, but in October, it revealed that users would instead have to wait until sometime in 2016. However, yesterday, a page was spotted on Microsoft's developer resources site declaring that "Extensions are here!", and while that page has since been removed, it's fuelled suspicions that the arrival of the new feature may not be too far off. It certainly looks like those suspicions were correct - as a hugely popular adblocking extension has now confirmed that it is making preparations to support Edge. Already available for other leading browsers - including Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari, and Microsoft's own Internet Explorer - Adblock Plus now says that its extension is "coming soon" for Edge. There's no indication of just how soon it will arrive, though - apart from including the same blurb it uses for other browser versions, the page only states: "Please check back later for a version of Adblock Plus for Microsoft Edge." Other extensions that are apparently in development for Edge - according to the page that Microsoft has since removed - include Pinterest and the Reddit Enhancement Suite. But with over 110 million devices now running Windows 10, each of them including Microsoft Edge, it seems likely that the list will grow fairly quickly once extensions support finally arrives. Editor's Note: If you use adblocking software we would greatly appreciate it if you whitelisted Neowin. Advertising enables us to continue the Neowin community. Neowin also offers subscriptions which remove advertising without the need for extra software. Source: AdBlock Plus via @gus33000 / @h0x0d
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Interesting Palemoon browser now bans adblock plus over 'security or stability issues' ... anyone else had this?
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What's new in Adblock Plus 2.0: Features Experimental pop-up blocking support for the cases where the built-in pop-up blocker fails (forum topic). New Filter Preferences dialog makes managing filters and subscriptions easier (forum topic). Custom filters can be organized into any number of filter groups. Backup and Restore functionality allows creating a copy of all filter preferences, not just custom filters. Added "Allow non-intrusive advertising" setting (can be changed in Filter Preferences, documentation). User interface Lithuanian translation is included again. Adblock Plus options display directly on its page in the Add-ons Manager. "Recommend us on Facebook" button has been replaced by a more generic "Contribute". Blockable items: Added "Filter source" column (hidden by default, forum topic). Blockable items: Searching by type now works both for localized type name as well as corresponding filter option (forum topic). Filter composer: Filter options are now added in the order in which they are selected (forum topic). Filter preferences: A warning is displayed for subscriptions containing disabled filters (forum topic). Issue reporter: Subscriptions that are local files aren't sent to server, for privacy reasons. Issue reporter: Fixed check that the user is subscribed to a filter subscription (forum topic). Simplified options for showing the Adblock Plus icon and made them work more consistently. "Count filter hits" is now a visible option. "Collapse blocked elements" option has been renamed into "Hide placeholders of blocked elements". "Adblock Plus" entry in the Tools menu is now the same menu as displayed for the Adblock Plus icon for accessibility reasons, the menu entry in the View menu has been removed. Fixed: Toolbar button's context menu opens when right-clicking the menu itself (forum topic). Fixed: Using context menu prevents a memory compartment from being released (forum topic). Core Minimal required Firefox version is now Firefox 3.6.12, older versions are no longer supported. Similarly, at least Thunderbird 3.1.7 or SeaMonkey 2.1 are required, Songbird and Prism are no longer supported. document and elemhide filter options for exception rules can now apply to frames as well, not only at the top level. Added sitekey filter option to allow exceptions that apply to multiple websites. Filter options xbl, dtd and ping are now considered synonymous to other, the corresponding requests are very rare (forum topic). Simplified redirect tracking, removed a common source of memory issues and other problems (bug 672111, bug 653533). Comment ! Homepage: http://example.com/ in filter subscriptions is now being recognized. Link: Adblock Plus website Install: Adblock Plus 2.0 Firefox add-on (from adblockplus.org - addons.mozilla.org still has 1.3.10) Don't forget to whitelist Neowin when running ABP.
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Adblock Plus will show 'acceptable ads' by default from v. 2.0 on
+Frank B. posted a topic in Back Page News
Allowing acceptable ads in Adblock Plus What is this about? Starting with Adblock Plus 2.0 you can allow some of the advertising that is considered not annoying. By doing this you support websites that rely on advertising but choose to do it in a non-intrusive way. And you give these websites an advantage over their competition which encourages other websites to use non-intrusive advertising as well. In the long term the web will become a better place for everybody, not only Adblock Plus users. Without this feature we run the danger that increasing Adblock Plus usage will make small websites unsustainable. Why is this feature enabled by default? Because that's unfortunately the only way to reach the goals outlined above. If we ask users to enable this feature then most of them won't do it ? simply because they never change any settings unless absolutely necessary. However, advertisers will only be interested in switching to better ways of advertising if the majority of Adblock Plus users has this feature enabled. But I hate all ads! No problem, you can disable this feature at any time. Click the Adblock Plus icon and choose "Filter Preferences" from the menu. Uncheck "Allow non-intrusive advertising" and you are done. Which ads are "acceptable"? We currently have the following requirements: Static advertisements only (no animations, sounds or similar) Preferably text only, no attention-grabbing images At most one script that will delay page load (in particular, only a single DNS request) These criteria are not final, we are working on improving them. In particular, we want to require that user's privacy is respected (mandatory Do Not Track support). However, we are not yet in a position to enforce that requirement. Will all "acceptable" ads be unblocked? No. Unfortunately, it isn't technically possible to recognize "acceptable" ads automatically. We have agreements with some websites and advertisers that only advertising matching our criteria will be used, their ads will be unblocked then. We hope to grow our list significantly over time. What if an ad is allowed that doesn't meet the requirements? Please report it as you usually would. If an advertiser abuses his placement on the exception list we can always remove him from the list. How can I see what you are allowing? The "Allow non-intrusive advertising" checkbox simply adds one more filter subscription to your list. You can view the filters here. Also, the special treatment of this filter subscription (which was added for reasons of usability) can be disabled by going to about:config and changing extensions.adblockplus.subscriptions_exceptionscheckbox preference to false. This will allow you to view the filters for this subscription as usually. Do you have questions or suggestions concerning this list? Feel free to contact us. Are you stupid? Nobody wants this! The results of our user survey say something different. Only 25% of the Adblock Plus users seem to be strictly against any advertising. They will disable this feature and that's fine. The other users replied that they would accept some kinds of advertising to help websites. Some users are even asking for a way to enable Adblock Plus on some websites only. Source: Adblock Plus website
