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While Facebook is reportedly "at war" with itself and the public, the BBC reports that Facebook is also fighting another kind of war. The social media giant is allegedly using a number of tricks to fool popular ad blocking plugins, including "breaking up the word 'sponsored,'" inserting hidden letters, and inserting hidden ad tags into regular posts. On top of that, Facebook developers are constantly shifting tactics to stay ahead of adblock software. Some sites point out that these tactics can bog down the Facebook website, or make the status of sponsored content less apparent to regular users.
This is nothing new, as Facebook announced their intention to thwart adblockers over 2 years ago. But a number of Github issues discussion pages, including one for uBlock Orgin, show that Facebook is rapidly reacting to developers' changes these days. While the BBC reached out to Facebook, the company hasn't responded to the article yet.
This is nothing new, as Facebook announced their intention to thwart adblockers over 2 years ago. But a number of Github issues discussion pages, including one for uBlock Orgin, show that Facebook is rapidly reacting to developers' changes these days. While the BBC reached out to Facebook, the company hasn't responded to the article yet.