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> But a recent update has caused them to block users with ad blockers. I'm noticing that Ad-Shield is becoming a continual fight these days with pageloads that

> But a recent update has caused them to block users with ad blockers. I'm noticing that Ad-Shield is becoming a continual fight these days with pageloads that complete then they fly in with a "ha ha here's a fake error report turn off your adblocker aye?". Every time their live support chat is open (why would the anti-adblock firm even offer one), I send them Goatse.

dspillett 9d ago
> Every time their live support chat is open […], I send them Goatse. Unfortunately there is little chance that a human is anywhere near the other end of that chat these days, so your evil is somewhat wasted. > (why would the anti-adblock firm even offer one) They want to appear to care. And appear to be a company of real people, who you might like if you met in real life, who will be out of pocket if you don't look at their ads.
- IanCal 9d ago
  If there is a person on the other end it’s not someone who has any link to the company, they’ll be an outsourced service, so all you’d be doing is sending graphic porn to a poorly paid worker. It’s like screaming at a cashier because the supermarket head office made annoying changes to the company.
  - mitxela 8d ago
    The cashier still gets paid mind you, if he can put up with it it's the company who is inconvenienced by the slower queue.
    - dspillett 8d ago
      I know a fair few people who work in shops, hospitality, and similar. Being a dick to your server is still being a dick to your server, even if you dress it up as doing it to get at their employer. Occasionally your server deserves a bit of dickish behaviour because of their attitude, but this is relatively rather rare in my experience.
    - IanCal 8d ago
      The company has an almost immeasurably small impact on their profits, and will never be measured anyway. The cashier is a real human doing a job to put food on the table and has done nothing to deserve it, and may well have been far more hurt by the head office than you.

dspillett 9d ago

> Every time their live support chat is open […], I send them Goatse. Unfortunately there is little chance that a human is anywhere near the other end of that chat these days, so your evil is somewhat wasted. > (why would the anti-adblock firm even offer one) They want to appear to care. And appear to be a company of real people, who you might like if you met in real life, who will be out of pocket if you don't look at their ads.

IanCal 9d ago
If there is a person on the other end it’s not someone who has any link to the company, they’ll be an outsourced service, so all you’d be doing is sending graphic porn to a poorly paid worker. It’s like screaming at a cashier because the supermarket head office made annoying changes to the company.
- mitxela 8d ago
  The cashier still gets paid mind you, if he can put up with it it's the company who is inconvenienced by the slower queue.
  - dspillett 8d ago
    I know a fair few people who work in shops, hospitality, and similar. Being a dick to your server is still being a dick to your server, even if you dress it up as doing it to get at their employer. Occasionally your server deserves a bit of dickish behaviour because of their attitude, but this is relatively rather rare in my experience.
  - IanCal 8d ago
    The company has an almost immeasurably small impact on their profits, and will never be measured anyway. The cashier is a real human doing a job to put food on the table and has done nothing to deserve it, and may well have been far more hurt by the head office than you.