Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoAd blocking is alive and well, despite Chrome's attempts to make it harderwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square157linkfedilinkarrow-up1791arrow-down17cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
arrow-up1784arrow-down1external-linkAd blocking is alive and well, despite Chrome's attempts to make it harderwww.theregister.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square157linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
minus-squarePhoenixDog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·6 days agoIt’s genuinely insufferable. I have plenty of ad block on my pc but little on my phone. When I’m doing stuff on my phone it’s sometimes impossible to navigate certain news sites or watch videos because of all the fucking ads.
minus-squareJensSpahnpasta@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down1·6 days agoIf you have Android, you can install Firefox and use uBlock Origin there. It’s awesome :)
minus-squaregarretble@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoI use NextDNS for my phone (pihole in my house) as the service can block ads on any device. I think I pay $20/y for it, and that’s worth it to me.
minus-squareEngywook@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoAdGuard works well,l on Android, as well as Vivaldi or Brave with their in-built adblockers.
minus-squaregilokee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 days agoFirefox on android works well too! I use it instead of a lot of apps (including the other place…ugh…)
minus-squarescintilla@crust.piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 days agoYou’d rather use brave?
minus-squareEngywook@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·5 days agoOf course. I actually use it.
minus-squarePasserby6497@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoSeconding Ad Guard and Firefox with uBlock origin, that’s what I use and I see minimal ads unless ad guard isn’t running
minus-squaremurmelade@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoWhat browser/OS? There are many options on mobile, from extensions to system wide DNS blocking.
It’s genuinely insufferable. I have plenty of ad block on my pc but little on my phone. When I’m doing stuff on my phone it’s sometimes impossible to navigate certain news sites or watch videos because of all the fucking ads.
If you have Android, you can install Firefox and use uBlock Origin there. It’s awesome :)
I use NextDNS for my phone (pihole in my house) as the service can block ads on any device. I think I pay $20/y for it, and that’s worth it to me.
AdGuard works well,l on Android, as well as Vivaldi or Brave with their in-built adblockers.
Firefox on android works well too! I use it instead of a lot of apps (including the other place…ugh…)
I prefer not to use Firefox
You’d rather use brave?
Of course. I actually use it.
Seconding Ad Guard and Firefox with uBlock origin, that’s what I use and I see minimal ads unless ad guard isn’t running
What browser/OS? There are many options on mobile, from extensions to system wide DNS blocking.
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