Why Facebook’s war on ad blockers could help scammers
Reports that uBlock Origin is stepping back from the never-ending effort to filter Facebook ads are a reminder that ad blocking is no longer only an argument about inconvenience, publishers, and lost advertising revenue. It is also an issue of security. For years, ad blockers have occupied an uncomfortable place in the web economy. Publishers and platforms rely on advertising to fund their services, while users install blockers to escape intrusive banners, autoplay videos, tracking scripts, and…