Content blockers blocked

[anon(10061078)]

I use a content blocker on both my Mac and iPhone, and for the past week I've noticed that iMore (and Windows Central for that matter) seem to now be actively blocking content blockers.

The weird thing is, the pop up asks you to turn off content blocker in a very polite manner, and then gives you an option to "Continue", but clicking "Continue" just reloads the page, and the pop up reappears. The only thing one can do is to reload the page without content blockers.

Is this an oversight, or intentional?

 

[SwitchBeach]

I believe it's intentional.

They want to be able to get the revenue from the advertisements.

 

[anon(10061078)]

I imagine that's the case, although I'm not so sure that it is getting blocked completely. At least, not intentionally.

On my Mac, while running the content blocker, I can click "Continue", and it seems to let me continue without interruption. On my iPhone, however, it seems to just keep asking.

Maybe it's not intentional, and the mechanism has a bug when it comes to mobile ... I'd be interested to know if anyone else who uses content blockers is experiencing the same issue.

 

[Michelle Haag]

There have been some issues over the last week or so but I believe they have been resolved now.

 

[anon(10061078)]

Indeed it seems any issues have been resolved. I've had no more issues for the past day or so.

Thank you for providing the update.

 

[Tech198]

This is what you get when you rely on ads for revenue... Sandwiched between a wall of ads on one side, and people that want them blocked on the other and even then u have mixed feelings based on each person..

 

[cuttheredwire]

Considering how many attacks come from ads, I always ecourage people to block them. Shedun/HummingBad has used them to infect Android phones.

You can try Opera's VPN and built-in ad blocker on Mac; Firefox ad blocker and Opera's VPN apps for iOS. I don't use my Mac much, but Adblock Plus used to work pretty well after tweaking the settings.

Before you buy an app or product, check if there is an iMore affiliate link on the site. That is another way they support themselves and you can help support them.