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FBI recommends using an ad blocker (2022)
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Re: FBI recommends using an ad blocker (2022)
#22It's always an insane experience when you hop on someone's laptop/PC who has zero ad blocking installed. POV: https://m.youtube.com/shorts/iV3js9pd5IE
It's such a jarring difference when I'm browsing on my phone at home with Pi-Hole vs. when away. So much that it motivated me to set up a split tunnel VPN so all my phone's DNS requests go through my home Pi-Hole regardless of what network it's on.
Re: FBI recommends using an ad blocker (2022)
#23Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have a confession to make. I don't really have ad-block. If your site is too ad-infested, I stop using it.
That feels like a pretty fair approach. If you don’t mind, I’m truly curious why you don’t Adblock? There’s no wrong answer here. ;)
There might be...
Re: FBI recommends using an ad blocker (2022)
#24What would tip the scales to justify including an ad-blocker in Safari by default?
Re: FBI recommends using an ad blocker (2022)
#25PSA: Even among tech minded folks, a surprising number of people are still using adblock which is widely known to use sponsored whitelists to allow companies to bypass the filters.
The gold standard which works as an extension in both chrome and Firefox is uBlock Origin, annoyingly not to be confused with uBlock.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin/cjpal...
Also be aware that Google continues to add restrictions to extension permissions such that uBlock Origin may not be as effective as it once was.
Re: FBI recommends using an ad blocker (2022)
#26It's always an insane experience when you hop on someone's laptop/PC who has zero ad blocking installed. POV: https://m.youtube.com/shorts/iV3js9pd5IE
It's no wonder people have gotten a lot more ignorant and less observant when they have to constantly fight the bombardment of their attention by unwanted distractions.
In that situation of using someone else's device, I've had to move windows half off the screen to be able to concentrate on an article when the ads on the side were constantly distracting me.
Re: FBI recommends using an ad blocker (2022)
#27> Before clicking on an advertisement, check the URL to make sure the site is authentic Yeah, good luck doing that with all the various tracking links that mask the actual domain. Sometimes I try to click on links from legit account related emails that are blocked by UBO for being part of a tracker/ad network.
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Re: FBI recommends using an ad blocker (2022)
#28Re: FBI recommends using an ad blocker (2022)
#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have a confession to make. I don't really have ad-block. If your site is too ad-infested, I stop using it.
That feels like a pretty fair approach. If you don’t mind, I’m truly curious why you don’t Adblock? There’s no wrong answer here. ;)
Not the GP you are asking, but I do not use an ad blocker because I predominantly use Safari as my browser. I would absolutely love one, but after Apple made all those API changes years back, I gave up trying to find one that works well and is privacy friendly.
Re: FBI recommends using an ad blocker (2022)
#30PSA: Even among tech minded folks, a surprising number of people are still using adblock which is widely known to use sponsored whitelists to allow companies to bypass the filters. The gold standard which works as an extension in both chrome and Firefox is uBlock Origin , annoyingly not to be confused with uBlock. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ub…
> Also be aware that Google continues to add restrictions to extension permissions such that uBlock Origin may not be as effective as it once was.
That's fine. I don't use a Google made browser, so this would not affect me at all. It would also be very easy for this to not affect you too if you just had the courage to stop being a sheeple