Summary
A Hacker News post introduces a daily-updated blocklist of bad ads aimed at publishers, linked to bidbouncer.com. The author says the project was already underway when a previous HN thread asked why Google still serves dodgy ads, and it launched on a Tuesday. Access is open to those who want to try it, with the only requirement being an email address for major product update notifications. The snippet does not give details on how the blocklist is built or how many ads it covers.
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What happened
Hi HNers, About a month ago, a post entitled "Why is Google still serving dodgy ads" gathered quite a few comments. My project to remediate this problem was already well underway, but it only just launched this Tuesday, so I’d be very grateful if original participants could take it for a spin. The only requirement...
Why it matters
Publishers who sell ad space could use a regularly refreshed list to screen out low-quality or harmful ads that their ad platforms may still serve. Anyone evaluating this tool should check how the list is maintained and how it fits with existing ad controls before relying on it. Whether the project gains real use and how it reports its coverage will be worth watching.
Signal Intelligence
Signal Strength 95%
Technical label SOURCE-BACKED
Public Interest 38
Category PRODUCT UPDATE
Reader Depth PRACTICAL
Event context 1 source
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Public Interest components
Recognizable Entity Score 0
Practical Impact Score 56
Novelty Interest Score 94
Consequence Score 18
Curiosity Score 0
Shareability Score 55
Why this is here
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