HACKER Q&A
📣 tareqak

Were there any AR Adblocking projects before Brand Killer?


I remember there being something like “Brand Killer” being used in real-life in a YouTube video by someone like a University of Toronto professor to block billboard ads while walking around a city. I think it predates “Brand Killer”, but that’s all I have if that memory. Here is the link for “Brand Killer”.


  👤 uniqueuid Accepted Answer ✓
Although not an implementation, Vernor Vinge's book Rainbows End (2006) had personal AR that would overlay reality to their users' wishes, including ads.