Surprise, the company that has shady adblocking practices doesn’t want you to use a tool to compare ad blockers…
this post was submitted on 21 Feb 2025
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Who uses an adblocking testing site rather than just the sites they want to block ads on?
Me when I develop something or test something with another ones tool or want a quick comparison: I don't want to use something in production for a while just to see if the basics are met.
Those sites give me the opportunity to bomb me with all kinds of scenarios and I check what's working for me and where not.
It's not about a few sites that I could quickly check but about patterns.
Seems like they are making a big deal out of nothing. This isn't one of those instances where a false sense of security is being presented. If whatever tool that the user is using to test their ad blocking capabilities isn't adequate. They will very quickly figure that out when they still get ads. How does any of this result in "Doing more harm than good"?
if those sites are gathering information about adblockers to find ways to make them not work, they are harmful.
Don't most advertising sites already do that?
I always assumed that they did.
if the testing sites are indeed doing it then they are likely more efficient about it, trying to make money from selling the data they gather. Worst thing about them is they are completely unnecessary and pointless even if they were trying to help users with blockers. There is no point in testing your adblocker, just go to the sites you usually go and if you see ads then it doesnt work properly.
The colour scheme looks quite painful.