Adblock+ have an extension for Chrome. Probably doesn't block from downloading though.
On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 3:41 AM, PhistucK <[email protected]> wrote: > They plan to have an API that will deal with these sorts of things (URL > requests, network stack stuff), but there is no time frame. > First, they want to get the extensions to work on the stable channel and > then deal with more APIs. > They do have that in mind. > > ☆PhistucK > > > > On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 08:25, Chen Yong <[email protected]> wrote: > >> AdSweep serves a different purpose from ad blocking. It's not an ad >> blocker, it simply hides page elements using CSS selectors. Not really what >> I'm after, sadly. >> >> >> On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 4:43 PM, John McCabe-Dansted <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 2:06 PM, Chen Yong <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > AFAIK ad-blocking is currently impossible in Chrome due to the lack of >>> an >>> > API that prevents URL requests. Given how Google's revenue comes from >>> ads, I >>> > think it's pretty obvious why Google has refused to implement such an >>> API so >>> > far. What I'd like to know is: is there any point waiting for such a >>> > function to be implemented some time in the foreseeable future, or >>> would >>> > this waiting be an act of futility? >>> >>> I know the chrome API doesn't support "noscript", but there is already >>> an adblocker of sorts: >>> >>> http://www.mychromeaddons.com/chrome-addon-adsweep-a-chrome-ad-blocker/ >>> >>> Additionally, I understand that the Chrome devs do want noscript and >>> Flashgot to be supported: >>> http://forums.informaction.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1676 >>> >>> If AdSweep is insufficient, the Chrome API is still being extended so >>> waiting for a more powerful adblocker does not seem futile. >>> >>> -- >>> John C. McCabe-Dansted >>> >> -- >> Chromium Discussion mailing list: [email protected] >> View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: >> http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-discuss >> > > -- > Chromium Discussion mailing list: [email protected] > View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: > http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-discuss > -- Cheers, Steve http://www.linkedin.com/in/torontostephenallen http://picasaweb.google.ca/Stephen.D.Allen http://www.facebook.com/S.D.Allen http://portfolio-s-d-allen.blogspot.com/ http://friendfeed.com/chimpanze http://stephenallen.yelp.ca/ -- Chromium Discussion mailing list: [email protected] View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-discuss
