Academic researchers fire latest shots in adblocking arms race

If a website wants to display an ad and ONLY display an ad, I'd have no problem with ad supported content. It's what's happening underneath the ad I have a real problem with.

So, ad blocking isn't really about the ad. I could care less if there is an advertisement next to the news article I'm reading. If only the advertisement was served to me and not whatever other b/s underneath the hood, then I wouldn't have a need for an ad blocker. I wish content producers understood this.

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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16012403

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16025255