Stop Norton Internet Security blocking content by ...
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Author: Dale Hansen
Started: July 23, 2006, 4:14:33 am
Target: Symantec Corp.
Category: Economy & Business
Supporters:

4
Goal:

100,000
Goal Progress:

1% Complete
Status

Active
Norton Internet Security blocks ads on websites. All ads - not just the pop-ups. It blocks non-intrusive text ads, buttons and banners. It even blocks words like "download" and "advertising", regardless of whether they are linked to anything sinister. It defaces web pages, leaving blank spots all over them and making the site look defective. The worst part is that this feature is turned on at its maximum level BY DEFAULT. This means that all those non-savvy computer users out there (who may not be aware that these sites are having content removed by Norton Internet Security and may not know how to change its settings) will keep Norton Internet Security in this state, blocking the efforts of website owners who are only trying to raise enough money to keep their sites online.

See how much this issue is hurting website owners:
http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/emarketing/article.php/3442701
http://marketing.about.com/cs/internetmarketing/a/norton2004.htm
http://www.5staraffiliateprograms.com/norton-blocks-revenue.html

The only other way a site owner can raise money to keep a site online is to ask its visitors (i.e. YOU) to pay a subscription fee to access the content. This is already starting to happen and the instance of this occurring will only increase unless we can do something to allow site owners to once again sell advertising space on their sites knowing that it will allow them to raise the money they need to keep the site online.

The aim of this petition is NOT to stop Norton Internet Security blocking ads. It is to stop Norton Internet Security having this feature switched on by default.

Please sign this petition if you do not believe this feature should be switched on by default.




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Autumn Lahner said 12/08/08, 6:58 am (verified)
I support this petition.
#4

Autumn Lahner said 12/08/08, 6:58 am (verified)
I support this petition.
#3

Stephanie R said 07/24/06, 3:43 am (unverified)
yeah man you suck Norton.
#2

Dale Hansen said 07/23/06, 4:14 am (unverified)
I support this petition.
#1