Re: [SkunkworksAMA] RE: Wut!? New Sneaky Spam Attack? O_o

From: Randy Rodgers <aquafawks_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 12:12:18 -0500

Can't you just add a custom element hiding rule for adblock plus?
I've even removed 90% of the BS out of ebay's "Feed" with adblock plus
now, it can block -a lot- of stuff.


On 10/2/13, spottedkittyuk_at_yahoo.co.uk <spottedkittyuk_at_yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
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> No way to block them, I'm afraid, Y! recently started putting them into the
> actual message feed as well as covering up half the website group page with
> hideously-designed junk ads. It's all part of the "Yahoo! Neo Experience",
> and no, I don't know what that's supposed to mean either.
>
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> Remember, Y! doesn't consider us to be their customers. We're their product.
> The advertisers are their customers. <sigh>

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> (Argh, and I've just realised Y! forgot about a "preview message" button
> along with all the other stuff they didn't bother to put into Neo...)
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> ---In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, <skunkworksama_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> How the HE** did that ad about buying tires get here?
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> Any way James can block those?
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> I don't wanna have ads sprinkled throughout the messages I read.
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> Yahoo, don't make me look for that real phaser....again.
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> (James will you please send Penance after Yahoo management. tks.)
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Received on Thu Oct 03 2013 - 13:13:16 CDT

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