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Google cracks down on VPN based adblockers

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Re: Google cracks down on VPN based adblockers

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Post by humps »

gberger wrote: post #4
yokoprime wrote: post #3

Pi-hole + PiVpn works wonderful (if you can find a rpi that is... ). Been using that setup for a couple of years, very stable.

> if you can find a rpi that is... I'm out of the loop, is there a rpi shortage?

Yes, constrained supply means individual customers are going to struggle to find stock.

https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/production-and-supply-chain...

Re: Google cracks down on VPN based adblockers

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Post by fallenhitokiri »

gberger wrote: post #4
yokoprime wrote: post #3

Pi-hole + PiVpn works wonderful (if you can find a rpi that is... ). Been using that setup for a couple of years, very stable.

> if you can find a rpi that is... I'm out of the loop, is there a rpi shortage?

I was shopping for 2 8GB models a few months ago. There is / was a shortage and some shops / resellers charge 200-300% above list price. Highest I’ve seen was 350€. This was the German market, but from what I heard it doesn’t seem to look a lot better globally.

Re: Google cracks down on VPN based adblockers

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Post by criley2 »

The internet is basically unusable on a phone without an adblocker. This is a bad move from Google and will be on a lot of people's minds when they're thinking about their next flagship. "Hmm, an Android? Ah but Google's #1 goal is to make sure you're staring at terrible internet ads at all times..."

Having said that, Kiwi Browser on Android still seems safe. You probably have a different browser anyway, now that Chrome has most of the features and featureflags removed.

Re: Google cracks down on VPN based adblockers

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Post by Larrikin »

bloopernova wrote: post #5

Firefox for Android with ublock origin makes my mobile web browsing sane again. Highly recommended.

The experience is so awful when I browse on my iPad, instead of my Android phone with Firefox+UBlock. I really don't understand how most people can stand to browse with all the ads. The modern web is so much worse than the pop up ads of the old web.

Re: Google cracks down on VPN based adblockers

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Post by davidcorbin »

dabeeeenster wrote: post #7
yokoprime wrote: post #3

Pi-hole + PiVpn works wonderful (if you can find a rpi that is... ). Been using that setup for a couple of years, very stable.

NextDNS + DNS-over-HTTPS works really really well. Super happy with NextDNS.

NextDNS is great. Totally worth the $

Re: Google cracks down on VPN based adblockers

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Post by esrauch »

thro388 wrote: post #16

There is a legitimate problem with malware that hijacks all traffic via VPN. Maybe you should hear other side before making judgement!

The only reason people are resorting to vpn for adblocking is because Android Chrome and the OS otherwise doesn't allow for ad blocking any other way through...
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