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Firefox + uBlock origin, nextDNS + a shit ton of blocking lists, revanced, metrolist and now i forgot that ads even exist.
con:
I always get traumatised when I use a device that isn't mine.
very traumatic, like how do you guys live like this?
Barely watching TV or listening to radio and block ads online. I stop watching TV or switch radio off after the second ad segment and start an audiobook or use an ad free subscriber platform.
Honestly I'm going to have to start asking them out aloud; "how do you live like this, and how can I help?"
I’ve done that plenty of times. I’d encourage you to do so too. You’ll be shocked with how many people you thought you knew say something to the effect of, “but I like the things that get advertised to me and I’ve clicked on a bunch of them and bought things from them! Why would I want to block them?”
I’ve even explained the whole thing about companies building flawed profiles on people and how governments and bad actors can use them as a reason to investigate you. This works with people I know and get along with well, but doesn’t seem to make any difference with others.
Watching normal TV is jarring, just because I so rarely view non-pirated content.
Once you're outside that bubble, the invasiveness is so much worse
Fuck unlock - try adnauseum and actively poison their data
I recently tried. Sadly some YouTube ads came through. Could be a configuration thing, but to be fair, if the defaults don't work as good as ublock it's not worth switching for me.
That's a good point, I've turned on the annoyances and other filters! It seems to be an overlay on ublock - uBlocks configuration is still accessible in the adnauseum settings
I've not had issues with YouTube personally but it's quite possibly the cat and mouse game they have on their hands
I'il try!
I use adnauseum too, but ublock has its place since it performs better.
Sponsorblock, too. It comes included in ReVanced these days, and even comes with SmartTube, an excellent ad-blocking YT app for android TVs. I am convinced that if I see another ad on YT, I will wither and die. Not today...
Never used nextDNS. Idk, do they care about piracy? How do they make money?
They make money with paid plans, but there is a limited free one too, in my expirience it's enough and they don't care about piracy i think
SponsorBlock for youtube as well to skip ad reads, with unhooked to de-enshittify youtube as well.
And for that last little bit https://sponsor.ajay.app/
I turn NextDNS off on my phone when I need a particular site/feature to work. Then sometimes I forgot to enable it again. Always gives me a jumpscare when the in-app banner ads pop up...