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Post by Night Owl on Apr 9, 2024 1:42:53 GMT
I do have an adblocker (and I would rather see scrapbook ads than other stuff) but I have to laugh because Scrapbook(dot)com ads pop up all over the place and on most of the You Tube videos I watch too.
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Post by Embri on Apr 9, 2024 2:03:33 GMT
You have an adblocker but you still get ads? Which one are you running?
My protection of choice is uBlock Origin (the origin part is important, not *just* uBlock) paired with Privacy Badger & Decentraleyes (anti-tracking) and Forget-Me-Not (selective cookie denial/cleaning). And SponsorBlock for YouTube in-video nonsense. Honestly don't recall the last time I saw an ad of any kind in the areas I frequent.
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Post by Night Owl on Apr 9, 2024 2:06:15 GMT
You have an adblocker but you still get ads? Which one are you running? My protection of choice is uBlock Origin (the origin part is important, not *just* uBlock) paired with Privacy Badger & Decentraleyes (anti-tracking) and Forget-Me-Not (selective cookie denial/cleaning). And SponsorBlock for YouTube in-video nonsense. Honestly don't recall the last time I saw an ad of any kind in the areas I frequent. Adblock Plus is what I have been using. I used to get no ads on You Tube but April 1 You Tube said I couldn't watch their videos unless I took the ad blocker off. Thanks for the info, I may have to look into the ones you listed. |
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Post by artisticscrapper on Apr 9, 2024 2:11:51 GMT
I’ve never seen their ads pop up anywhere. It would be better that the Zoomer target audience stuff I usually get.
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Post by Night Owl on Apr 9, 2024 2:39:18 GMT
I’ve never seen their ads pop up anywhere. It would be better that the Zoomer target audience stuff I usually get. It is actually kind of cute, often it's a row of patterned paper like this: Attachments:
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Post by Embri on Apr 9, 2024 5:16:42 GMT
You have an adblocker but you still get ads? Which one are you running? My protection of choice is uBlock Origin (the origin part is important, not *just* uBlock) paired with Privacy Badger & Decentraleyes (anti-tracking) and Forget-Me-Not (selective cookie denial/cleaning). And SponsorBlock for YouTube in-video nonsense. Honestly don't recall the last time I saw an ad of any kind in the areas I frequent. Adblock Plus is what I have been using. I used to get no ads on You Tube but April 1 You Tube said I couldn't watch their videos unless I took the ad blocker off. Thanks for the info, I may have to look into the ones you listed. Adblock Plus is not a true adblocker, it's a "pay us to not block your ad" ransomware (targeting advertisers, not users).
Throw it in the trash and get uBlock Origin - it's open source, free, covers all major browsers, and works on YouTube ads. YouTube keeps trying to detect their ads being blocked and uBlockO keeps defeating them. This one: ublockorigin.com/
Turn on all the filter lists you don't want to be bombarded with and enjoy your cleaner, faster, less sensory assaulting internet experience.
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Post by Night Owl on Apr 9, 2024 6:09:59 GMT
Adblock Plus is not a true adblocker, it's a "pay us to not block your ad" ransomware (targeting advertisers, not users).
Throw it in the trash and get uBlock Origin - it's open source, free, covers all major browsers, and works on YouTube ads. YouTube keeps trying to detect their ads being blocked and uBlockO keeps defeating them. This one: ublockorigin.com/Thank you! Just installed it and tested it on You Tube and it works.  Funny when I took off Adblock Plus it asked if I was leaving because of You Tube. |
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Post by karinec on Apr 9, 2024 18:13:22 GMT
Yeah it’s almost comical- my boyfriend bought me a Betterpress for Christmas and now he can’t escape the ads. Nothing funnier than sitting on the couch in the evening and have him burst out with “New Magic Mat, it will change your life!”, or something like that.
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Post by cbscrapper on Apr 10, 2024 13:03:31 GMT
And I thought this thread was going to be about the 5 daily emails they send. It’s ridiculous. They go straight to the trash.
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Post by Shakti on Apr 10, 2024 13:32:12 GMT
Actually, the new magnetic magic mat DOES look life-changing! I kind of can't wait....
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Post by joblackford on Apr 10, 2024 18:15:52 GMT
Yeah it’s almost comical- my boyfriend bought me a Betterpress for Christmas and now he can’t escape the ads. Nothing funnier than sitting on the couch in the evening and have him burst out with “New Magic Mat, it will change your life!”, or something like that. Yes! My husband knows all about die cutting now... I laugh when I see the ads he's getting because I searched something. He doesn't even need to have bought anything. They just know that we're in the same household. But yes, also, they are relentless in advertising and emails. I am so sick of their stupid little YT ad song. Thanks for the adblocker info Embri . That reminds me, has anyone else noticed the scrapbook dot com ad for inks on YT where they feminized Simon Hurley's hands? He has very distinctive hands and weird thumb joints, so I recognized them (weird, but you know, you get used to seeing certain hands from crafty videos!) but also, it was his hands using his own products. I think they digitally added some burgundy and white floral sleeves to his arms and maybe also removed his hand hair, or maybe it's mostly just covered by the digital sleeves. The sleeves look really familiar to me so I wonder if they got them from another set of hands who crafts for them.  It must be really odd for him to see that. |
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Post by joblackford on Apr 10, 2024 18:18:05 GMT
And I thought this thread was going to be about the 5 daily emails they send. It’s ridiculous. They go straight to the trash. I finally managed to unsubscribe a little while back... and then had to buy something, so I'm back on the list... gah! |
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Post by Embri on Apr 11, 2024 0:13:12 GMT
That reminds me, has anyone else noticed the scrapbook dot com ad for inks on YT where they feminized Simon Hurley's hands? He has very distinctive hands and weird thumb joints, so I recognized them (weird, but you know, you get used to seeing certain hands from crafty videos!) but also, it was his hands using his own products. I think they digitally added some burgundy and white floral sleeves to his arms and maybe also removed his hand hair, or maybe it's mostly just covered by the digital sleeves. The sleeves look really familiar to me so I wonder if they got them from another set of hands who crafts for them. It must be really odd for him to see that. WTF, that's messed up. The world needs more diversity, not less. Do they think people care who's demo'ing a product that much? I mean other than Known Expert in Field should rank higher than Random Person, you would expect! Bonkers.
Since we're on the topic of internet privacy and ads, any of y'all still using Chrome or Chromium derivative browsers - including Edge, Brave, Avast, and Opera - should strongly consider making the switch to Firefox.
Google (the company that controls Chrome) is getting ready to launch Manifest v3. Manifest is the set of instructions and rules that define what extensions are or aren't allowed to do. v3 has been in the works for 2+ years now and it takes away core functionalities that allow adblockers and other privacy extensions to work properly, despite heavy pushback from the coding community. It effectively lets Google kill the most popular adblockers from the source by the end of next year.
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Funny when I took off Adblock Plus it asked if I was leaving because of You Tube.
It must be really odd for him to see that.