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Re: My uBlock Origin filters to remove distractions

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Post by flir »

ehPReth wrote: post #151
flir wrote: post #74

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Are you at the point where you should be pouring this content into RSS, and styling it as columns in a reader? (I really like the column idea, and I'm working back towards RSS, with a bunch of smart filters, being my primary way of interacting with anything I visit regularly. I never should have given it up).

The only reliable way I've found (so far) to shuttle Facebook Pages into something easily to consume (RSS) is unfortunately a paid service... even paid IFTT doesn't support a page posts -> fire webhook/email/etc sadly. Unfortunate, since some local government stuff or otherwise noteworthy stuff is... only available on Facebook. Sometimes it's available on 'X'/Twitter but often not as detailed, or it links to Facebook…

Good point. I've found nothing off the shelf that will work for private groups, and that's the only bit of FB I'm interested in.

Re: My uBlock Origin filters to remove distractions

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Post by biglyburrito »

gzer0 wrote: post #82

If you go to Options > Filter Lists > Annoyances and check mark the following items: "AdGuard – Annoyances" "EasyList – Annoyances" "uBlock filters – Annoyances" You will get rid of 99.9% of website annoyances without affecting any main functionality of websites. I've been doing this on every fresh install of Chrome for years. Works wonders.

I've been using uBlock Origin for years & never saw these settings. Thank you for sharing!

Re: My uBlock Origin filters to remove distractions

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Post by vanc_cefepime »

joak wrote: post #147
mmyrte wrote: post #104

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"Orion" is developed by the people at Kagi, free, and blocks a lot. As soon as I'm earning a salary again, I'll be supporting them financially; super valuable.

Actually uBO can be installed in Orion. Orion supports firefox and chrome plugins and runs on iOs

This is news to me. Kagi/orion just got me to jump to their paid search engine.

Previous was using 1Blocker on safari but ublock origin on Orion is much more effective.

Re: My uBlock Origin filters to remove distractions

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Post by midoridensha »

eatsyourtacos wrote: post #96
robbyking wrote: post #86

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There really are two different version of the internet, and which one you use depends on how how well your ad blockers are configured. I was using my mom's laptop over the holidays, and it took me a minute to realize why every site I visited looked so _different_. What I quickly realised is almost every site I visited was wallpapered in ads: banners between every paragraph, sidebars full of ads, and background images…

What are people using on their phones these days for ad blocking? (iphone specifically). I absolutely cannot stand any mobile website ever- it's insanity.

>What are people using on their phones these days for ad blocking?

uBlock Origin of course, what else? Running on Firefox (Nightly).

>(iphone specifically)

If you want an iPhone, you shouldn't complain about ads. If you want to block ads, get an Android. If Apple wanted you to block ads, they'd build a good ad-blocker into their phone. They don't, and they forcibly prevent you from using a different browser and ad-blocker, so obviously they want you to view ads.

Re: My uBlock Origin filters to remove distractions

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Post by wilkystyle »

tpowell wrote: post #97
eatsyourtacos wrote: post #96

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What are people using on their phones these days for ad blocking? (iphone specifically). I absolutely cannot stand any mobile website ever- it's insanity.

I like 1Blocker [1] and Hush [2]. [1] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/1blocker-ad-blocker/id13655310... [2] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hush-nag-blocker/id1544743900

Same, and can't recommend those two enough. I'm a uBlock die-hard on the desktop, but 1Blocker/Hush are very effective.

Re: My uBlock Origin filters to remove distractions

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Post by danielheath »

matheusmoreira wrote: post #155
lopis wrote: post #94

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The ads covering the whole background of some websites websites are the most outrageous thing I had the pleasure to discover recently after so much time of ad blocking. They are absolutely aggressive to your very soul.

These people would put ads inside your eyelids if they could. Inside your dreams while you sleep. They have exactly zero limits.

I've long planned a cyberpunk setting where you can sneak past low-level corporate guards by plastering your clothes in ads for competing companies, because their neural interfaces are configured to only let them see their employers adverts.

Every year that plan feels less and less like silly hyperbole.

Re: My uBlock Origin filters to remove distractions

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Post by wruza »

latexr wrote: post #126
eatsyourtacos wrote: post #96

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What are people using on their phones these days for ad blocking? (iphone specifically). I absolutely cannot stand any mobile website ever- it's insanity.

I recommend 1Blocker. One feature that is rarely mentioned is they can also block some ads in apps and not just Safari, by using a VPN profile which filters trackers locally. https://1blocker.com

Does it work together with an actual VPN profile?

Re: My uBlock Origin filters to remove distractions

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Post by userbinator »

I've been using Proxomitron (a MITM proxy) to filter sites and have accumulated plenty of filters over the years, but unfortunately it doesn't seem there's an easy way to convert between the filtering systems; uBlock and similar in-browser extensions work on document structure (DOM), while Proxomitron is basically an application-specific-regex syntax search-and-replace.

Re: My uBlock Origin filters to remove distractions

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Post by wruza »

inbalarii wrote: post #143
eatsyourtacos wrote: post #96

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What are people using on their phones these days for ad blocking? (iphone specifically). I absolutely cannot stand any mobile website ever- it's insanity.

Adguard. The free version works like a charm in Safari on iOS.

I second this. Blocking quality is on par with ubo, never had any issues with it. One of the less hacking, more value apps.

Re: My uBlock Origin filters to remove distractions

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Post by userbinator »

ehPReth wrote: post #152
PcChip wrote: post #90

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>Before IT took away all plugins weird decision, I push plugins to lots of my customers (uBlock Origin)

indeed, one could argue a reputable adblocker is paramount to endpoint/enduser security these days

The FBI agrees: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34916239
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