What started the adblocker nag trend? 1 points by mahyarm 9y ago ↗ HN Adblockers have been around for over a decade, yet only in the past year or two you have seen them everywhere. What started the trend?
[–] minimaxir 9y ago ↗ Forbes did. And it apparently works? [–] mahyarm 9y ago ↗ Or not? https://thestack.com/world/2016/04/21/sites-that-block-adblo... [–] minimaxir 9y ago ↗ Trends in Alexa rank are not a reliable metric, unfortunately.
[–] mahyarm 9y ago ↗ Or not? https://thestack.com/world/2016/04/21/sites-that-block-adblo... [–] minimaxir 9y ago ↗ Trends in Alexa rank are not a reliable metric, unfortunately.
[–] Safety1stClyde 9y ago ↗ Not that many people use ad blockers. I'm not sure what the point of people worrying about it is. I now use noscript due to the annoyances created by the adblocker nag screens.
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