Annoying Internet Automatic Videos and Adverts

The Late Late Show

One thing I notice in the last few years is when one goes onto websites, one cannot bloody read them in peace. An annoying video of a news item (you want to read not hear and see) or advert comes on without you wanting it. Annoying it is for sure but also potentially costly. It is yet more civil rights eaten away when we are forced to watch stuff we never wanted that eats away your data. Surely, the DECENT thing would be to have a bloody link to these things and give the people a choice. Rant over!

Outlaw Pete

Merry Christmas ...

Stacksofwacks

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Realt Dearg Sec

The Late Late Show wrote: »

One thing I notice in the last few years is when one goes onto websites, one cannot bloody read them in peace. An annoying video of a news item (you want to read not hear and see) or advert comes on without you wanting it. Annoying it is for sure but also potentially costly. It is yet more civil rights eaten away when we are forced to watch stuff we never wanted that eats away your data. Surely, the DECENT thing would be to have a bloody link to these things and give the people a choice. Rant over!

I agree that these things are intrusive and annoying but what civil right go you think is being infringed here, and why?

colm_mcm

The Late Late Show wrote: »

One thing I notice in the last few years is when one goes onto websites, one cannot bloody read them in peace. An annoying video of a news item (you want to read not hear and see) or advert comes on without you wanting it. Annoying it is for sure but also potentially costly. It is yet more civil rights eaten away when we are forced to watch stuff we never wanted that eats away your data. Surely, the DECENT thing would be to have a bloody link to these things and give the people a choice. Rant over!

The porn doesn’t pay for itself without ads.

Noveight

YouTube has gone to shíte with advertisements. I’d say half the videos start with a 5-10 second ad now, they’d be longer if you didn’t hit Skip Now too.

Adblocker doesn’t remove them, either.

Stacksofwacks

Noveight wrote: »

YouTube has gone to shíte with advertisements. I’d say half the videos start with a 5-10 second ad now, they’d be longer if you didn’t hit Skip Now too.

Adblocker doesn’t remove them, either.

Try youtube blocker

tuxy

uBlock Origna on Chrome does the job for me.
The real issue is the ****ing GDPR cookie law. What purpose does it serve? Everyone is so jaded by it they just click accept as fast as possible without reading anything.

Capt'n Midnight

tuxy wrote: »

uBlock Origna on Chrome does the job for me.
The real issue is the ****ing GDPR cookie law. What purpose does it serve?

It's the work of Satan

https://www.foxnews.com/tech/7500-online-shoppers-unknowingly-sold-their-souls

"By placing an order via this Web site on the first day of the fourth month of the year 2010 Anno Domini, you agree to grant Us a non transferable option to claim, for now and for ever more, your immortal soul. Should We wish to exercise this option, you agree to surrender your immortal soul, and any claim you may have on it, within 5 (five) working days of receiving written notification from gamesation.co.uk or one of its duly authorised minions."

Zorya

yes, adblock, youtube adblocker, otherwise surfing the net is annoying. I use ghostery too.

donspeekinglesh

Noveight wrote: »

YouTube has gone to shíte with advertisements. I’d say half the videos start with a 5-10 second ad now, they’d be longer if you didn’t hit Skip Now too.

Adblocker doesn’t remove them, either.

AIB are the worst. My two year old is watching Peppa Pig. He doesn't want a five minute ad about Kevin Kilbane becoming a DJ or whatever.

And no easy way to block them on our Shield.

BeerWolf

Adblock + uBlock Origin.

Though they are getting paid to let some content through... damn sell outs.

kneemos

Can't use skip with adblock.