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It would be interesting to see the same sort of diagram and discussion in the linked article that includes what happens when end users are using the AdBlock or
by PointerReaper 12y ago
It would be interesting to see the same sort of diagram and discussion in the linked article that includes what happens when end users are using the AdBlock or Hosts block techniques.
- kbuck 12y agoIt's fairly simple: none of those steps happen, because since the advertiser's scripts and iframes are blocked, they don't even know you've loaded a page with an ad on it.
- windsurfer 12y agoI've created code that test to see if ads are blocked based on failed-to-load scripts. I'm sure others have as well.
- walterbell 12y agoAre you a publisher or advertiser?
- windsurfer 12y agoNeither, just a coder.
- PointerReaper 12y agoBased on end-user experience during accessibility testing, I'm pretty sure they do detect the presence of tools such as AdBlock, test to see if certain elements were successfully provided before continuing with a specific set of ads, and also make some assumptions about providing "errors" to end users that only people with something like AdBlock or NoScript _should_ see.
- hartator 12y agoThey can't at all because nothing is loaded. Check the network tab of chrome with/without adblock enabled and you will see the difference.
- scholia 12y agoNonetheless there are websites that give you a notice to say that you have AdBlock enabled, and some even tell you to disable it in order to use the site....
- hartator 12y agoYes! But if you add the anti-Adblock script to Adblock, they won't work as well. (Doesn't mean the website will still work however!)