Blocking AdBlockers

[cdkrg]

I'm researching ways to block users who have disabled ads. Does anyone know of any solutions out there for this?

[hannamyluv]

Do you want to really block people using the ad blockers or do you want to find ways around the ad blockers?

[mack]

In a way I can see the logic to this. A lot of sites rely on the ads as an only sourse of revenue. If a user is using ad blocking software then why let them use bandwidth.

Not something I would try to do myself but i'm sure a lot of people will be interested in a solution.

Mack.

[txbakers]

I block most of my ads using my hosts file.

As I get a new ad or popup which I don't want to see, I view the source, find the domain from whence it came, and route that domain to my loopback IP, rendering the ad invisible.

I don't thing there is a way around that, since the ad is being served, but I'm not receiving it.

[dwilson]

I would integrate text links into my content ... maybe images that I host as well.

Those ads are impossible to avoid. And as long as they're on topic, they don't infuriate your users anyway.

[hannamyluv]

You can use DHTML to replace traditional pop-ups. Most pop-up blockers are not yet able to block the DHTML boxes, at least as far as my testing has shown.

[cdkrg]

I don't use popups so I only want to block users who use ad filtering software that filters banners from viewing the content.

I do not want to circumvent their filter. In any case most ad filters block all images that are common banner and skyscraper sizes.

If a user is using one of those filters I want the content restricted.

I know there are some solutions out there. I have seen some reports of them but have never found a functional solution.

[anallawalla]

I don't use popups so I only want to block users who use ad filtering software that filters banners from viewing the content.

OK, you want to prevent your page from being displayed if the user is using something like Blah Internet Security? Or someone who has a huge hosts file on their machine (like I did before I got into SEM)?

Unless you are displaying the banners yourself, I can't see how you can prevent your page being displayed because it has to be loaded before it pulls the banner ad code. And you can't stop them from turning off images.

OT:

It's getting worse from your viewpoint (ad blocking, that is). I just love my Outlook 2003 - it does not open embedded images in emails by default and its junk filter has been 100% perfect so far.

[ikbenhet1]

search for mediabeam (it's the adkey-product) . It's german site, i don't even think it's free, but it does exactly what you want and offers people that block ads to pay to access your site. (that's what i understand of it, my german is not too good)

I cannot say it will work or not, because never tried it.

(ps. i found it through msn search)

[hannamyluv]

Answers to you questions in this thread
[webmasterworld.com...]

They are disscusing the scripts they use to block people with ad blocking software.

[KenB]

I see someone else already posted the other thread where this started getting discussed. Sticky me and I'll give you the URL of the site I am taking countermeasures against ad-blocking software on.

I am using a multi-layered approach. First I try to circumvent the ad-blocking programs using several different methods. Next I detect and block those who's ad-blocking software I did not successfully circumvent. I also have several methods held in reserve that I am not yet using on my site as I know an arms race will ensue once ad-blocking countermeasures start to take hold. With that said the more sites that join the battle the merrier. I'm happy to advise anyone who wants to defeat the shoplifters of the Internet.

[Mahoney1]

I dont block ads, but I do block popups, I have been to this site once that would'nt let me enter untill I disabled my popup stopper. I cant remember what site it was though. So it must be possible.

[KenB]

I'm quite certain if I put my mind to it, I could develop a method of detecting when pop-ups/pop-unders were being blocked. I do not, however, believe in the use of pop-ups or pop-unders so I wouldn't try. Like many others, I have also been blocking pop-ups for a couple of years now.

I was working a client's computer yesterday, and even though it was a new computer running MSIE6/WinXP, it was brought to its knees by pop-ups. I have no pitty or respect for an advertising method that can crash a computer or traps a user on a specific site. The way pop-up advertising has been employed is as insidious as spyware and scumware IMHO.