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How can I deactivate online adds when I play game online?

Dec 1, 2013 4:58PM PST

Hi Everyone,

When I play game online then I got add in middle of game. Is any solution for deactivate adds.

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Re: ads
Dec 1, 2013 5:01PM PST

Quite a lot of games offer an ad-free paid version, while the free version has ads. That seems to be the solution you need.

Anyway, it's dependent on the app, so contacting the maker of each app seems the best thing to do, if you can't find out yourself.

Kees

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Nod to Kees.
Dec 2, 2013 12:32AM PST
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The problem with ABP is....
Dec 3, 2013 5:44AM PST

....that they are creating built-in white lists which include any company willing to pay their fees.l So in effect, holding corporate/business/app devs to ransom by saying "we'll automatically blacklist you...unless you pay us and we'll let your ads through".

Which isn't exactly cricket. There are several alternatives who don't play this game which can be installed on Android handsets (although many require a rooted device).

FYI: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/14/the-tiny-german-company-threatening-the-internets-business-model
Cheers
J

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Then use something else.
Dec 3, 2013 5:49AM PST
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BTW. Another member was warming up the torches.
Dec 3, 2013 5:55AM PST

Until they discovered you can change the extensions.adblockplus.subscriptions_exceptionscheckbox preference to false.

While I have no need for this blocker, you might want to see if this has the same check box.

Said member was readying the guillotine as well.
Bob

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Hmm
Dec 3, 2013 5:59AM PST
Devil
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(NT) Give it time. You'll get to use it soon.
Dec 3, 2013 6:08AM PST
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Re: online games
Dec 3, 2013 5:53AM PST

Do you mean games in a browser? Or apps? Those are different things. I don't think a browser extension has any influence on what an app does.

Kees