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A lot of websites (news sites especially) detect in-browser ad blockers and urge users to whitelist the site before continuing to read the article. This is a g

A lot of websites (news sites especially) detect in-browser ad blockers and urge users to whitelist the site before continuing to read the article. This is a good workaround for that use case.

fuzzy2 7y ago
This is also easily detectable.
op00to 7y ago
No, the websites detect that a resource wasn't loaded which triggers the annoying stuff. This happens with a pihole, adblocker, maza, or plain ol' hosts file. Ad blockers aren't magic.
- shawnz 7y ago
  In fact it's a good argument for using in-browser adblockers, since in-browser adblockers are capable of blocking such nag screens whereas DNS-based ones are not
  - maple3142 7y ago
    Agrees. Also, in-browser adblockers can do much more than a DNS-based adblocker. Such as removing dom element, injecting css to fix websites...
  - ddrt 7y ago
    Why not both?