Yahoo Blocking Ad Block Users From Checking Yahoo Mail Yahoo isn't making many friends on the news that the company is blocking some Ad Block users from accessing Yahoo Mail. A thread over at the Ad Block forums, first spotted by Digiday, features several users annoyed to find they can no longer access their e-mail with AdBlock enabled. Users who try to access their e-mail are greeted with a message that states "Uh oh... We are unable to display Yahoo Mail. Please disable Ad Blocker to continue using Yahoo Mail."

In an e-mail to DSLReports.com, Yahoo confirmed it's engaged in a "test" of blocking the ad blockers. "At Yahoo, we are continually developing and testing new product experiences," a company spokesperson stated. "This is a test we're running for a small number of Yahoo Mail users in the US." It's likely a test that a company that has been hemorrhaging users for several years likely can't afford, as Twitter quickly lit up with users stating they'd be taking their "business" elsewhere. »twitter.com/RunLikeDeer/ ··· rc%5Etfw









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buzz_4_20

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Biddeford, ME 15 recommendations buzz_4_20 Member So... Later today, there will be a rule in the popular adblockers, to block the Ad Block, Block.

The cat and mouse game continues on.

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@qwest.net 12 recommendations PW97 Anon Ads are a vector for malware

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"A malware attack hit Yahoo's advertising server over the last few days, affecting thousands of users in various countries, an Internet security company said. "



Ads are a known vector for malware, by blocking adblock and forcing users to see ads, what is Yahoo's legal responsibility for infecting users machines?



Serious question



I would like to see someone like Senator Ron Wyden put into a piece of legislation that implicitly states any company serving ads that put malware on a machine are liable, on the hook for any and all damages including repair costs to the machine, for lost data, time and open for class action status from the get go... Dear Yahoo, the internet remembers..."A malware attack hit Yahoo's advertising server over the last few days, affecting thousands of users in various countries, an Internet security company said. "Ads are a known vector for malware, by blocking adblock and forcing users to see ads, what is Yahoo's legal responsibility for infecting users machines?Serious questionI would like to see someone like Senator Ron Wyden put into a piece of legislation that implicitly states any company serving ads that put malware on a machine are liable, on the hook for any and all damages including repair costs to the machine, for lost data, time and open for class action status from the get go... jim302

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8 recommendations jim302 Premium Member I'll disable Ad Block when the ad industry cleans itself up I'm guessing this is an experiment to see how people react. I just checked my old Yahoo mail account so I could have some spam and see if it works with uBlock Origin enabled... and it seemed to work fine.



I'll disable ad block when the following things happen, which will most likely be never:



•When ad networks stop serving malware

•When advertisers stop trying to trick users into downloading unwanted software (example: Ads with download buttons on open source and freeware sites)

•When ad networks stop serving video and audio ads, especially ones that auto play.

•When ad networks stop serving resource intensive ads that slow down browsing and eat data caps, especially on mobile networks

•When advertisers stop doing obnoxious crap like making ads which explode to take over the entire page just because you moved your mouse cursor over the ad

•Pop-ups... need I say more?

•Other crappy tactics that I may have forgotten to list, or nobody has come up with



A large number of Internet ad networks have become a complete cesspool of malware, questionable (at best) tactics, and general obnoxious and unwanted behavior. It seems to be getting worse over time - every time I use a clean, uninfected system without ad block it feels like ads have become more obnoxious.



I have no problem with the concept of advertising on free sites, especially if the ads are relevant to what I'm reading about. Plain text ads or even some graphics really don't bother me. But when they start playing video,sound, and infecting PCs, that's when it is time for an ad blocker. The industry has created this problem, and the worst thing is that they think the fix is in an increasing number of distracting (or as they like to refer to them, high-impact) ads.

cableties

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join:2005-01-27 7 recommendations cableties Premium Member Friends don't let Friends use adBlock... Good friends have them use uBlock Origin!

(adBlock sells whites lists, which still allows "certain" adservers through. That still means a vector for malware

into your browser.)

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2 edits 5 recommendations cb14 Member Still working here- for now. Whatever they do they should not do it unannounced. Everybody should get at least 3 months notice. Then you can decide what you want do do and if needed move your traffic elsewhere.

Theft?? They offered it. If they provide e mail absolutely free 0f advertisement, suited to the needs of the user rather than the company, with no data mining etc, for a reasonable price- fine with me. I will reduce then the number of e-mail addresses drastically but that's okay. But these out of the blue changes- pretty mean. en103

join:2011-05-02 3 recommendations en103 Member Just another reason Not to use Microsoft based Yahoo. floydb1982

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Kent, WA 2 recommendations floydb1982 Member It's the end of Yahoo It's the end of Yahoo as we know it. There going to screw themself badly by not allowing folks to block those annoying ads. So many people will flock to something else. By that time it won't matter wether they allow the ad blocking or not because they won't have any folks left using there service. Great job Yahoo you really know how to screw folks and your business very badly.