Ask HN: Would you block ads if

1 pointquirkafleeg32 comments

I, like many here, use adblock. However, I would not use it if ads were vetted independently to ensure they were not deceptive and (most importantly) to ensure they didn't collect your data (whether that be the ad or ad tech provider collecting data). My question is this: would you do the same?

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That's basically the premise of https://adblockplus.org/ with their https://adblockplus.org/en/acceptable-ads isn't it?

Regretfully, not.

Adblockplus.org is just trying to capitalize on the name and their ability to slide advertising under the door, and they’re trying to whitewash the fact by claiming to serve only trustworthy ads.

I would say that Brave’s Attention Token is a better implementation of the OP concept.

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