
TechStuff Classic: The Problem with Ads Part One
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The Different Types of Ad Blockers
The way ad blockers work is essentially it has a filter list saying anything coming from these particular servers don't let it show up. There's another way to their blockers can also look for certain tags that are associated with advertising like there's actually a tag for add that kind of stuff and just block anything that shows up under that tag. But generally speaking the idea is just a kind of a bouncer that says anyone from this neighborhood is not allowed into the club. That's the way that's how an ad blocker has to work right. It has to discriminate. Otherwise you don't get you either get everything or you get nothing.
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