Should I Block Ads?
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Should I Block Ads?
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Re: Should I Block Ads?
#2How many people actually disable their adblockers when sites don't allow you to access them if you have one enabled? It's just much easier to close the tab.
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#3Sometimes a website will break with an ad-blocker. How do you allow ads in such a site when using pi-hole?
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#4How many people actually disable their adblockers when sites don't allow you to access them if you have one enabled? It's just much easier to close the tab.
Yep, just close the tab :D
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#5How many people actually disable their adblockers when sites don't allow you to access them if you have one enabled? It's just much easier to close the tab.
I don't remember ever disabling my blocker in response to such a request. What I do do is look for donation options when it's a valuable resource, but it's often hidden or nonexistent.
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#6I think this article downplays the downsides of ad blockers too much. If ad blockers become the norm, much of the current web will no longer be viable. Facebook, YouTube, Google, Reddit, StackOverflow, and countless other sites are fundamentally based on advertising and can't survive without it.
The article tries to address this a little bit with the "Ad blockers do not block all advertising" section, but I don't think it fully acknowledges that if everyone installs uBlock Origin as the article suggests the web as we know it will collapse.
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#7I was on a fresh setup recently and caught a glimpse of the raw internet on my way to install uBlock Origin and uMatrix. There are still fake download buttons everywhere. I can't understand how the non-ad-blocking world tolerates that stuff - no choice and no voice I guess? The amount of autoplaying videos was disturbing as well.
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#8Sometimes a website will break with an ad-blocker. How do you allow ads in such a site when using pi-hole?
Pi-Hole's dashboard allows you to disable the ad blocker for a short period of time.
Personally, I usually disable JavaScript when a site gives me an adblock wall. That usually allows me to bypass it.
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#9> Should I Block Ads?
Yes. Permanently.
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#10I've had better luck with AdGuard for Safari than 1Blocker. I use AdGuard on both macOS and iOS, and I just use their content-blocking Safari extensions, not any of their other products. I had paid for 1Blocker but found it increasingly let ads through. I wanted a product based off of EasyList instead (which AdGuard filters are).