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Blocking by hostnames is a big part of adblocking, but if you want to really block all ads and also not break the Web, you need an in-browser tech to do things
by pythux 6y ago
Blocking by hostnames is a big part of adblocking, but if you want to really block all ads and also not break the Web, you need an in-browser tech to do things like element hiding, scriptlet injections, etc. Which cannot be done via host files.
- rangoon626 6y agoThe other thing is that hosts file records appear to not hold in Firefox by default because of the https everywhere and the secure dns features they added. Drives me bonkers sometimes when I forget to turn off