Facebook Blocks Ad Blockers, but It Strives to Make Ads More Relevant
▻http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/10/technology/facebook-ad-blockers.html
Digital ads pop up online so frequently and ubiquitously that many people are using software to block them. But if you try to stop ads from showing up on Facebook’s desktop website, you will now be out of luck : The social network has found a way to block the ad blockers. On Tuesday, Facebook flipped a switch on its desktop website that essentially renders all ad blockers — the programs that prevent websites from displaying ads on the page when a user visits the site — useless. The change (...)