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Re: Ask HN: What ist your AdBlock strategy?

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Post by Havoc »

__jonas wrote: post #121
Havoc wrote: post #95

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If an ad blocker causes issues with banking sites then you either need a new blocker or a new bank

Bit of an unrealistic comment, this might be a choice you can make for yourself, but most people don't live alone and share their internet connection with others – I doubt telling your partner or housemates to get a new bank because of the DNS ad blocker you set up on the network will go down well. Ad blockers pretty much all rely on community-maintained block-lists, there are always going to be mistakes in those tha…

> Bit of an unrealistic comment

For other sites agreed, but a bank that can’t coexist with an adblocker you really have to ask yourself wtf said bank is doing.

Everything on that site should come from ad free reputable domains.

Also wouldn’t hurt if said bank tested their site with common browser configurations like ublock

Re: Ask HN: What ist your AdBlock strategy?

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Post by oktoberpaard »

Firefox + uBlock origin on the desktop and Safari + AdGuard (browser extension, not DNS) on iOS.

I also use the OISD (https://oisd.nl) blocklist for DNS level blocking with NextDNS. OISD prioritizes functionality over blocking, which is exactly the way I like it for DNS level blocking. Never had to manually whitelist anything.

Re: Ask HN: What ist your AdBlock strategy?

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Post by godshatter »

I use uBlock on Firefox on the desktop and don't really use my phone for browsing. I specifically bought as dumb of a TV as I could find. I also pay for services to avoid ads where I feel okay doing so. I pay for Netflix, for example, but don't pay for YouTube Premium because I have less of a history of fighting ads on Netflix than YouTube. I also avoid mainstream cable (have for 20+ years).

I live alone, though, which changes the equation somewhat.

Re: Ask HN: What ist your AdBlock strategy?

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Post by [deleted] »

oktoberpaard wrote: post #142

Firefox + uBlock origin on the desktop and Safari + AdGuard (browser extension, not DNS) on iOS. I also use the OISD ( https://oisd.nl ) blocklist for DNS level blocking with NextDNS. OISD prioritizes functionality over blocking, which is exactly the way I like it for DNS level blocking. Never had to manually whitelist anything.

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Re: Ask HN: What ist your AdBlock strategy?

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Post by cyberpunk »

AStonesThrow wrote: post #100
newscracker wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

NextDNS does not work many a times. I prefer the iOS app so that it’s easy to disable when needed, but the app has not been updated for a few years. Many a times the test page at test.nextdns.io will show as unconfigured and sometimes it will show as passing the test. On Apple TV, I have the NextDNS profile installed, but it still doesn’t work. Most of the community forum posts on NextDNS don’t get any answers. I’m s…

NextDNS was working a treat for me, and it was only through NextDNS's meticulous logging that I immediately discovered that my consumer grade router was hopelessly compromised: joined a botnet, trafficking porn, IDK. So I threw the router out the window, and signed up to rent CPE from my ISP; edge router security is now 100% their responsibility!

What’s a CPE?

Re: Ask HN: What ist your AdBlock strategy?

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Post by touristtam »

godshatter wrote: post #143

I use uBlock on Firefox on the desktop and don't really use my phone for browsing. I specifically bought as dumb of a TV as I could find. I also pay for services to avoid ads where I feel okay doing so. I pay for Netflix, for example, but don't pay for YouTube Premium because I have less of a history of fighting ads on Netflix than YouTube. I also avoid mainstream cable (have for 20+ years). I live alone, though, whi…

I use to have a pihole at home to deal with advert. Alas that is now gone. Would highly recommend though.
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