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Ad blocking is alive and well, despite Chrome's attempts to make it harder
(www.theregister.com)
this post was submitted on 06 Feb 2026
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Similar light? Go get some fresh air. It's just a bunch of ads, the worst are avoidable if you don't visit clickbait sites.
Found the person who needs to leave their partner.
rekt
All of them are avoidable if you block them.
Mainstream sites have been known to spread malware due to the lack of vetting process ads go through even on big ad networks.
But really, it's just a bit of ~~a black eye~~ malware, you slipped and ~~fell into a doorknob~~ clicked it yourself, your ~~partner~~ ads didn't do anything.