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I block ads on desktop, but on things like mobile Instagram, there’s not much you can do. To some extent I’ve learned to stop worrying and love the tracking, a
by jakear 6y ago
I block ads on desktop, but on things like mobile Instagram, there’s not much you can do.
To some extent I’ve learned to stop worrying and love the tracking, and I will with some regularity tap through to story ads I see with genuine interest in the product (generally outdoorsy things). I’ve not bought anything yet because the websites have failed to convince me the product isn’t junk, but that’s their problem — Facebook has successfully completed their side of the deal (get eyes on the website).
- throwaway8941 6y agoHave you tried DNS-based ad blocking like pi-hole or https://nextdns.io/ https://nextdns.io/ ?
- jakear 6y agoI’m likely different from many hn readers, but the ads really don’t bother me all that much, and fussing with technology bothers me quite a lot. I like my personal devices to Just Work (tm), and configuring dns/setting up raspberry pi’s/etc is the antithesis of that. If I have free time I’ll spend it in the shop, kitchen, or outside — absolutely not fussing with technology.