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X rolls out new ad format that can't be reported, blocked (mashable.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm not gonna risk my computer by turning off my ad blocker, but I wonder if that article comes with exactly the kind of chumbox ads that they're rightfully criticizing.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

There's 9 ads between the chapters of that article and one that follows you on the side of the screen as you scroll

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If it has a link it can be blocked. Just block by content instead of by node path.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

I disabled my adblocker to take that screenshot.