hazelnut 2 Report post Posted December 13, 2011 Some info here http://siliconfilter.com/adblock-plus-will-soon-block-fewer-ads-by-default-allow-non-intrusive-ads/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nergal 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2011 And a whole lot of people will then move to the next software. I'm glad I block most advertisements via the Host level (site's down currently here's a cached from bing http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=http%3a%2f%2fsiliconfilter.com%2fadblock-plus-will-soon-block-fewer-ads-by-default-allow-non-intrusive-ads%2f&d=27023578808128303&mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&w=4b602e23,e9fe8ef1) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Corona 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2011 If the ads aren't animated or pop-ups I can live with that. Otherwise, blechh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rridgely 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2011 Apparently it can be worked around in the settings. I'm not going back to seeing ads everywhere, I would pay for an adblocker if I had too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andavari 1 Report post Posted December 13, 2011 I'm not going back to seeing ads everywhere, Ditto!!! I would pay for an adblocker if I had too. I wouldn't, there's the hosts file and blocking via the browser too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rridgely 0 Report post Posted December 14, 2011 I don't like the host file method. Always seemed to either cause problems with pages loading or slow down my internet connection. I've never had any problem with adblock and would hate to have to switch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Winapp2.ini 0 Report post Posted December 14, 2011 You can always use the element hiding helper to make things vanish on your own Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nergal 0 Report post Posted December 14, 2011 right thus the "by default" part of the conversation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icedrake 0 Report post Posted December 14, 2011 Good thing Chrome has an alternative ad blocker to Adblock Plus. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hazelnut 2 Report post Posted December 14, 2011 On this page it shows where you can opt out of seeing the new 'selected' ads. http://dottech.org/freeware-reviews/25096/adblock-plus-new-v2-0-allows-acceptable-ads-on-websites/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rridgely 0 Report post Posted December 14, 2011 My adblock just updated and told me it was going to allow some ads. It provided a link to the settings where I changed it. Not a big deal. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Corona 0 Report post Posted December 14, 2011 Thanks Hazelnut! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Super Fast 0 Report post Posted December 15, 2011 U can just save the old adblock & use it every time from your flash drive. Install firefox, then drag adblock +.xpi onto firefox & it will install. No worries about the fickleness of the newer version, when the old works fine, hey? Just be sure to turn off extension update check in Firefox so that it does not overwrite the old version with a less effective newer version that doesn't block the same ads. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kroozer 0 Report post Posted December 15, 2011 U can just save the old adblock & use it every time from your flash drive. If you untick ☐Allow non-intrusive advertising, will it function essentially the same as the earlier version? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nodles 0 Report post Posted December 15, 2011 If you untick ☐Allow non-intrusive advertising, will it function essentially the same as the earlier version? Guess so, and at least for me it's easier. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Corona 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2011 That's what I did. No problems here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Winapp2.ini 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2011 No problems here myself. I unblock ads on sites I support manually anyway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icedrake 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2011 Adblock Plus for Chrome hasn't gotten the allow non-intrusive advertising yet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Super Fast 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2011 @ice, although I have heard that Chrome adblock only masks the ads, while Firefox adblock actually blocks them. How true this is, I do not know, as I have not used Chrome enough to test this, but it's certainly interesting! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Super Fast 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2011 If you untick ☐Allow non-intrusive advertising, will it function essentially the same as the earlier version? Possibly, but for now, it's just easier to setup the version I know works... I just hate to think that we are going to have to jump through more & more hoops to have things working like we want them in the future... UGH!!! LOL! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Winapp2.ini 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2011 Firefox sync, super Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icedrake 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2011 @ice, although I have heard that Chrome adblock only masks the ads, while Firefox adblock actually blocks them. How true this is, I do not know, as I have not used Chrome enough to test this, but it's certainly interesting! I believe you're right. I don't think Chrome actually allows for true content blocking before it's loaded yet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
