1) Avoid phone apps. 2) Install uBlock Origin on your browser. 3) Install Privacy Badger* on your browser. * I used to use just uBlock origin, but things wor

1) Avoid phone apps. 2) Install uBlock Origin on your browser. 3) Install Privacy Badger* on your browser. * I used to use just uBlock origin, but things work so much better with privacy badger. There must be some kind of code to indicate "yeah, yeah, you're tracking me so well" because I don't get nearly as many broken sites. Third party comments don't work (like disqus), but HN is about the only place comments add value. Fraud, malware, deceit unwanted intrusions are reasons to block all advertising. Facebook or otherwise, they are becoming the norm. We see this over and over again. It is past time to take a stand. On a related note. Does anyone know whether or not there are advertising groups that provide single line, vetted ads (single line could be small non-intrusive ads) to be embedded into a site rather than injected from an ad network? There has to be SOME good actor providing single line unobtrusive ads like the old google ads.