alt Hacker NewsThe first ad blocker was released in 1996 [1] and in 1999 we had a lot of shiny, blinking and very colorful ads already [2]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_blocking#History
[2] https://www.webdesignmuseum.org/exhibitions/web-banners-in-t...
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Dwedit • last Wednesday at 9:41 PM
1996 is a surprise, I thought WebWasher (http local proxy ad remover) was first.
Yes, but there is no song with the line: party like it's 1996. Simply doesn't work.