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Serious question: Why do you browse the web without an ad blocker? I can't imagine subjecting myself to that kind of torture.

eganist 5y ago
Edit: Replies are far more informed than I am. I'm using Firefox on Android for the reasons outlined in my original comment, preserved below --- > Serious question: Why do you browse the web without an ad blocker? I can't imagine subjecting myself to that kind of torture. As best as I know: doing this on mobile (assuming that's their platform) requires both: * a non-iOS device (Android basically) * a non-Chromium browser on said device (Firefox basically) That pairing is the only reason I can adblock on mobile. Not sure if things changed on Chrome or related browsers on Android, but as best as I remember, iOS and Android+Chrome aren't adblock-friendly.
- creata 5y ago
  On iOS, there's AdGuard if you want to use Safari, and Firefox Focus if you don't.
  - lotsofpulp 5y ago
    Firefox focus blocks ads in Safari too. Any content blocker will work in Safari, as far as I know.
  - falcolas 5y ago
    FWIW, I use firefox focus in Firefox in iOS, and it didn’t stop one of the things the parent mentioned.
- grlass 5y ago
  would need to subject oneself to the pushy notifications, whims of Brendan Eich, and the dubious approach of the BAT cryptocurrency [1], but the Chromium based Brave browser on Android has a built in ad-blocker. I think Opera might have one too. [1] <https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2019/01/13/brave-web-browser-no-longer-claims-to-fundraise-on-behalf-of-others-so-thats-nice/ https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2019/01/13/brave-web-br...>
- itsme-alan 5y ago
  > a non-Chromium browser on said device (Firefox basically) Mmmm. I can use Adblock in Edge Beta on Android.
- mynameismon 5y ago
  If I am not wrong, don't Brave and Vivaldi (Chromium browsers) have inbuilt ad blocking?
  - pps 5y ago
    You are not wrong, I'm using Vivaldi on Android and it has built-in ad blocker. On this page though are two big dialogs: for cookies on top and "2 free stories remaining" on bottom, so even with ad blocker only 1/3 of the screen is visible until you manually remove these annoyances.
- jnsaff2 5y ago
  NextDNS works really nicely on OS/Apps. Also blocks ad/tracking content in iOS. It's actually quite easy to roll this yourself, which I intend to: wireguard+pihole.
stonemetal12 5y ago
Why should I? I don't bother, that way I know which sites to not visit because they can't put together a usable website. If I go out of my way to force their site to be useable then they see they get traffic while doing such things instead of learning not to, or going out of business.
- justinclift 5y ago
  > Why should I? To reduce the risk of malware delivered via your browser?
- AegirLeet 5y ago
  uBO shows you what it has blocked on each site. So you can see which sites would subject you to ads without actually having to expose yourself to the psychological terror of seeing those ads. It also blocks things that you don't see (tracking), improves performance and prevents malware infections.

eganist 5y ago

Edit: Replies are far more informed than I am. I'm using Firefox on Android for the reasons outlined in my original comment, preserved below --- > Serious question: Why do you browse the web without an ad blocker? I can't imagine subjecting myself to that kind of torture. As best as I know: doing this on mobile (assuming that's their platform) requires both: * a non-iOS device (Android basically) * a non-Chromium browser on said device (Firefox basically) That pairing is the only reason I can adblock on mobile. Not sure if things changed on Chrome or related browsers on Android, but as best as I remember, iOS and Android+Chrome aren't adblock-friendly.

creata 5y ago
On iOS, there's AdGuard if you want to use Safari, and Firefox Focus if you don't.
- lotsofpulp 5y ago
  Firefox focus blocks ads in Safari too. Any content blocker will work in Safari, as far as I know.
- falcolas 5y ago
  FWIW, I use firefox focus in Firefox in iOS, and it didn’t stop one of the things the parent mentioned.
grlass 5y ago
would need to subject oneself to the pushy notifications, whims of Brendan Eich, and the dubious approach of the BAT cryptocurrency [1], but the Chromium based Brave browser on Android has a built in ad-blocker. I think Opera might have one too. [1] <https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2019/01/13/brave-web-browser-no-longer-claims-to-fundraise-on-behalf-of-others-so-thats-nice/ https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2019/01/13/brave-web-br...>
itsme-alan 5y ago
> a non-Chromium browser on said device (Firefox basically) Mmmm. I can use Adblock in Edge Beta on Android.
mynameismon 5y ago
If I am not wrong, don't Brave and Vivaldi (Chromium browsers) have inbuilt ad blocking?
- pps 5y ago
  You are not wrong, I'm using Vivaldi on Android and it has built-in ad blocker. On this page though are two big dialogs: for cookies on top and "2 free stories remaining" on bottom, so even with ad blocker only 1/3 of the screen is visible until you manually remove these annoyances.
jnsaff2 5y ago
NextDNS works really nicely on OS/Apps. Also blocks ad/tracking content in iOS. It's actually quite easy to roll this yourself, which I intend to: wireguard+pihole.

stonemetal12 5y ago

Why should I? I don't bother, that way I know which sites to not visit because they can't put together a usable website. If I go out of my way to force their site to be useable then they see they get traffic while doing such things instead of learning not to, or going out of business.

justinclift 5y ago
> Why should I? To reduce the risk of malware delivered via your browser?
AegirLeet 5y ago
uBO shows you what it has blocked on each site. So you can see which sites would subject you to ads without actually having to expose yourself to the psychological terror of seeing those ads. It also blocks things that you don't see (tracking), improves performance and prevents malware infections.