[3825]

Counterpoint, this is what bad people use div soup for:

» Facebook adds 5 divs, 9 spans and 30 css classes to every single post in the timeline to make it more difficult to identify and block 'Sponsored' posts, oh my.

Previously on hn, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19115460

[echelon]

A long term fix for that sort of nonsense is a process that runs separate from the rendering engine, whether in the browser or host OS, and uses computer vision and ML to identify blocks of advertising.

A true win for the opposition would be to study the literature for ad jamming techniques that would turn people against the advertised content, and alter the ads to be long term subconsciously unappealing / damaging. (eg. "McDonalds McRoach Sandwich")

Bonus points if it could unravel dark patterns, gamification, and engagement optimizations.