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Not asking for tech support here, just wondering if in theory it would be possible to create a plug-in or even a complete browser that blocks ads in a way that's impossible to detect. One model that comes to mind is a quarantined / containerized non-blocking virtual browser which queries the web server directly, then the UX filters the content from that container and presents it to the user ad-free. As far as the web server can tell, the containerized browser is just vanilla Chromium.

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[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Theoretically, an air-gapped system that is worn on the head, rather than installed to the device would be undetectable.

An AR vision headset that detected known-ad-signatures and could blank or replace ads in realtime, with targetted noise-cancelling to 'mute' specific ad audio, could surgically remove ads from any media(billboard, magazine, video, radio, webpage).

Kind of like reverse-Snowcrash augmentation.

[–] squirrelwithnut@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

The major problem with ads isn't that they are a visual and audible nightmare (although that IS a problem), it's that they can affect performance and are vectors for malware.

[–] Boozilla@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Love this out-of-the box thinking. Could even do it with a camera and a monitor on the 2nd air-gapped system if you don't want to go VR route.

[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Alternatively, a program that is a wrapper for your entire browser/device, that observes video and audio, to automatically carry out the blanking/muting.

Ads load as normally, but are never seen or heard by the user.