Comment on We might see Microsoft adding ads to BSOD
Chozo@fedia.io 4 months ago
I remember back in the day before browsers had much in the way of protection, and ads could do basically whatever they wanted on your computer. I distinctly remember seeing ads back in the 2000s that would go fullscreen and emulate a BSOD, with a number to call a fake Microsoft Support.
LodeMike@lemmy.today 4 months ago
They still do this
lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 4 months ago
They can’t show things outside of your browser window, anymore, which is what those ads tried
LodeMike@lemmy.today 4 months ago
If there’s a click it is able to fullscreen. But yes its slightly more manageable.