I don't make ad tech. I work on privacy tech that forces advertisers into compliance with privacy laws at my current employer.
That's a pinned tweet from May 2020, and I still stand behind it.
Here's something that will definitely blow your mind: I've unironically experimented with making an ad blocker blocker (i.e. forces ads to re-display after being removed) before, just to see if it could be done. This helped me understand what is currently possible. It was quite an interesting and educational experience which helped me improve an actual ad blocker in practice.
A good defense requires a good understanding of offense.
If you don't like the capabilities present in a browser, appeal to the browser vendor's developers in their public mailing lists.
That's a pinned tweet from May 2020, and I still stand behind it.
Here's something that will definitely blow your mind: I've unironically experimented with making an ad blocker blocker (i.e. forces ads to re-display after being removed) before, just to see if it could be done. This helped me understand what is currently possible. It was quite an interesting and educational experience which helped me improve an actual ad blocker in practice.
A good defense requires a good understanding of offense.
If you don't like the capabilities present in a browser, appeal to the browser vendor's developers in their public mailing lists.