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by MisterDizzy 716 days ago
Google's ads have been a headache in the office for a while. Older users don't know to ignore the first screen or so of fake promoted "results" in favor of the actual search results. This has led to multiple phishing attempts.
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Sounds like you’re in IT. Can yall install ad blockers for your employees? How well does that kind of thing go over? Truly curious.
We're exploring some options for implementing something like adblocking on all traffic. I don't think people would care if we did that. Some may not even notice. Maybe they'd be happy that some sites were cleaner and faster.
I know there used to be concerns about legal issues, but at this point the risk to safety and trade secrets is getting too great.