The issue I take is when they're blatantly trying to makes ads look like legitim...

draggnar · on Nov 23, 2011

what do you mean by "legitimate content"? Something that someone posted out of pure altruism and with no intent to make a profit? We can argue about how big of a percentage of the internet that is

tghw · on Nov 23, 2011

I understand, but when you say "ruining the internet", I would prefer deceptive ads that blend in than those that make my eyes bleed, which is often the case with banner ads.

TylerE · on Nov 23, 2011

The difference is I can't adblock text.

jbigelow76 · on Nov 23, 2011

If the inability to block an ad is the primary determinant of "ruining" the internet you probably need to re-evaluate your sense of entitlement.

seiji · on Nov 23, 2011

I adblock all youtube comment divs. It's quite effective.

tghw · on Nov 23, 2011

Huh? The ad is an image. It can easily be adblocked.

lazugod · on Nov 23, 2011

Patio11's ad is an image, and would be blocked. But you're still right, in that the closer one gets to mimicking unpaid content (such as Google or Reddit's sponsored ads, which are text) the harder it is to programatically block.