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I find it funny that when HN loaded for me, the post below this one was "How I changed my mind about advertising." Not here - ads begone. Wuthout UblockO the net is ugly and insufferable.
Now if only somebody made a decent ad blocker for phones. I haven't been able to find one (android) that works decently.
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PSA: If it's a recent-ish LG TV, you can root it and install an ad-free youtube app in just a few clicks. That said, one might be afraid of potential future breakage/maintenance burden from installing homebrew software for a relative. https://rootmy.tv/ https://repo.webosbrew.org/apps/youtube.leanback.v4
On Android TV there's SmartTubeNext that I've installed without root access. It's such a joy to use. It's honestly better than the official Youtube app (it handles multi accounts properly) and even embeds SponsorBlock by default! And it doesn't show the comments, which is another feature as far as I'm concerned.
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You can always choose to install your own root certificates, at which point your browsers will trust any certificates issued by them (which could be your own mitm proxy)
It would cause issues for websites / apps using HSTS / Certificate pinning (a.k.a. most big websites)
Cert pinning isn't used by browsers in general.
This is always the first addon/extension I add to a browse; installing uBlock is like "sudo apt update && sudo apt update -y" on a freshly installed system -- you're asking for trouble if you don't secure things as soon as possible.
The worst thing is that Firefox removes all add-ons if it was not used for a while. One can disable this by setting disableResetPrompt to true, but it's annoying e.g. when you set up an ad blocker on your mom's laptop only to find it being removed a few months later.
Block Element is a quite a useful feature of uBlock Origin. You can right click on individual things in a website's UI and make them go away using the "Block element ..." context menu command added by uBlock. This is useful for not only getting rid of ads, but anything that distracts you or tricks you into clicking on it. For instance, in Reddit, if you find yourself accidentally clicking on switching to New Reddit (…
Thank you Raymond and all others involved with uBlock Origin. It makes the internet bearable for me and other family members. Every time I use the "YouTube" app on my elderly relatives TV and see how often it is interrupted with adverts I count my blessings that this add-on exists.
PSA: If it's a recent-ish LG TV, you can root it and install an ad-free youtube app in just a few clicks. That said, one might be afraid of potential future breakage/maintenance burden from installing homebrew software for a relative. https://rootmy.tv/ https://repo.webosbrew.org/apps/youtube.leanback.v4
Thank you Raymond and all others involved with uBlock Origin. It makes the internet bearable for me and other family members. Every time I use the "YouTube" app on my elderly relatives TV and see how often it is interrupted with adverts I count my blessings that this add-on exists.
PSA: If it's a recent-ish LG TV, you can root it and install an ad-free youtube app in just a few clicks. That said, one might be afraid of potential future breakage/maintenance burden from installing homebrew software for a relative. https://rootmy.tv/ https://repo.webosbrew.org/apps/youtube.leanback.v4
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Now if only somebody made a decent ad blocker for phones. I haven't been able to find one (android) that works decently.
I use brave browser for the fone, it works very well. And for youtube, I use the youtube vanced app which blocks ads by default.
Only downside for my usecase is that it doesn't support chromecast, but that only comes up once in a blue moon.
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I use brave browser for the fone, it works very well. And for youtube, I use the youtube vanced app which blocks ads by default.
For youtube on android, also see Newpipe. Only downside for my usecase is that it doesn't support chromecast, but that only comes up once in a blue moon.