It's not just the ads. The way they are implemented is a security issue, since it's normal for a page to run scripts from dozens of different sites without any control over what those scripts do. It's far easier to use an ad to spread malware from thousands of sites than it is to compromise every one of those sites in a way that isn't detected. It doesn't require any user interaction, not even clicking on what looks like a harmless ad (does anyone ever click on ads?). Merely visiting the page is enough to get you infected.
Pop-up ads nowadays
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It's not just the ads. The way they are implemented is a security issue, since it's normal for a page to run scripts from dozens of different sites without any control over what those scripts do. It's far easier to use an ad to spread malware from thousands of sites than it is to compromise every one of those sites in a way that isn't detected. It doesn't require any user interaction, not even clicking on what looks like a harmless ad (does anyone ever click on ads?). Merely visiting the page is enough to get you infected.
Yeah I am referring to responsible site owners, but even we farm out all of our unsold space to programmatic and some dodgy stuff has occasionally made it through (not malware, but porn site ads). And people do click on ads believe it or not. I ran a campaign recently with a 5% click through rate, which is absurdly high. Agreed on the dodgy ad script.
Its unfortunately the result of people wanting everything for nothing and websites being greedy. For some reason in a digital society we all expect to have everything for nothing. Apps that people spend huge amounts of time building should cost money. People spend £15/week on coffee yet think that developers are taking the pee when they charge £2 for a useful app.
Mobile games are almost all free to play but with IAPs because people won't pay for them so you try to sucker users in and then take money from them.
As much as we want to blame the other side for these issues they are almost entirely of our own making. The more you block normal ads on websites, the more ads they will have to push on those who don't block them. Then eventually those users will block ads. Either these websites will go completely behind a paywall or they will spend massive amounts of money to make sure you can't block their ads. In doing so you will have a **** user experience because of the volume of ads and the extra strain it puts on data and your browser to deliver all this crap.
Mobile games are almost all free to play but with IAPs because people won't pay for them so you try to sucker users in and then take money from them.
As much as we want to blame the other side for these issues they are almost entirely of our own making. The more you block normal ads on websites, the more ads they will have to push on those who don't block them. Then eventually those users will block ads. Either these websites will go completely behind a paywall or they will spend massive amounts of money to make sure you can't block their ads. In doing so you will have a **** user experience because of the volume of ads and the extra strain it puts on data and your browser to deliver all this crap.
Do you have a Feedly account? Use that if you have an iPhone. I don't know whether it works on android
The website of my parents local newspaper has started sending you to an ad page when you scroll about half way down an article, talk about ****ing infuriating!?
Whoever thought that was a good thing to start including on the page needs shooting, in the toe, with a crap covered bullet so they die slowly of sepsis.
Whoever thought that was a good thing to start including on the page needs shooting, in the toe, with a crap covered bullet so they die slowly of sepsis.