How do I block these stupid ads?

How will we block ads in the HTML5 world?

• With Flash, it's easy to block ads with something like AdBlock, is it right to expect that it will be much harder to block ads when they are implemented in HTML5? Are vendors of AdBlock and similar extensions working on a solution already?

• Answer:

  AdBlock works with selectors, for example if on a website, <div id="my-ads">...</div> is a block of ads, Adblocks use Javascript* to make your browser hide the block (e.g. document.getElementById("my-ads").style.display = "none"; ). It is not dependent of the content. So, Flash or no Flash, it will continue to work. (*) : or just CSS, e.g. #my-ads {display:none}