Ad block experiment goes wrong

Ars Technica has made an impassioned plea to its readers after an experiment to lock out punters who used ad blocking went a bit wrong. Last Friday, the well-respected tech news portal conducted an experiment in which anyone using a popular advertising blocking tool would not be able to get access to the site's content. "Technologically, it was a success in that it worked," said Editor in Chief Ken Fisher. "Ad blockers, and only ad blockers, couldn't see our...