Don’t let them tell you nothing different.
People putting their stuff up the web own it, that’s right, so nobody can claim it as, e.g. his or her own work. But the content you see isn’t what they put up the web, it’s what they give you to see.
Else, you could see the code. Every bit that was used to create it. But you don’t see this information, because they only give you your “personalized” content.
And then, your ISP filters out what it or your country think isn’t for you. And then google and/or your browser filters out attacking websites. Finally, the capabilities of your browser and the filters of your own perception come into play: You will only see what you can see.
And you should only see what you want to see. Because if everyone in this process has the chance to modify what you see at the end, you have this right twice.
And this is how you do it. First step: Adblock
Most likely you use it, almost certainly you heared about it, but possibly you were too lazy or apathetic to use it, or maybe you even decided against using it.
Fact is, there is (at least) one for every browser, and you should get one for yours, before your brain gets melted.
Second Step: ExExceptions
- cpalead.com
- cpalock.com and
- adscendmedia.com
If you were, you probably ran into their “Adblocker protection”. It works very easy: Their script displays stupid surveys and other scam, and if you block it, another script redirects you to their finger-wagging “Thou shalt not adblock” page. Naturally, there’s an extension for that – If they want a blocker for their adblocker blocking script, they’ll get it. (And they can’t block that!)
It’s called ExExceptions. You can tell this nifty little tool that you don’t – under no circumstances – ever want to see something from a certain domain. That means if you type “cpalead.com” into your address bar and hit return, nothing will happen. This is how you do it:
After installing, open up the settings window. Type “cpalead.com” into the designated field and select “deny” for the “document” setting. Click “Set”, and you’re set! You’ll want to repeat it for the two other URLs, too.