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The real difficulty hurdle isn't installing it (or having someone install it), the real hurdle is when it breaks something important and you have to realize tha

The real difficulty hurdle isn't installing it (or having someone install it), the real hurdle is when it breaks something important and you have to realize that Ad Block belongs on the suspect list and you have to know how to disable it, reset cookies, and try again.

kleiba 4y ago
Yeah, except that has never happened to me in 20+ years of using ad blockers.
- ktta 4y ago
  Never? So many news websites detect adblocker use and stop you from reading the article till you disable it
  - 411111111111111 4y ago
    It depends on how strongly you filter. The default rules probably won't cause issues, but you'll still see a lot of ads. As you optimize these away, things start breaking
  - hiccuphippo 4y ago
    I feel like it's not that it never happens to me but that I quickly leave and forget the site that blocks me. Non-survivorship bias.
12345hn6789 4y ago
This basically never happens if you're using default config uBlock origin
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- thrwy_ee_custmr 4y ago
  Happens occasionally. It is uncommon but happens enough to ruin the day of unsuspecting users. For example, go to https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/My-EE-app-and-website/EE-Site-Just-Shows-a-Blank-Page/td-p/972485 https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/My-EE-app-and-website/EE-Site-... and search for "Adblocker" in this page. You will find a story where their mobile service provider blacklisted their IP because they clicked on a button on the website while their adblocker was enabled. Exactly the same thing happened to me with the same mobile service provider except that I was using uBlock origin when my mobile service provider blacklisted my IP. Bank websites sometimes breaking in the presence of an adblocker is a common occurrence in many parts of the world. You live in one geography and you visit websites that you need in your life. Do not assume everyone else is having the same experience as you. Websites breaking in the presence of adblockers is a real thing that sometimes makes us hesitate to install it on the browsers of our friends and family who may not be as tech savvy as we are.
  - Shared404 4y ago
    My no contract phone provider is broken by adblock, and will shadow ban my IP temporarily if I forget to entirely disable it and then grant all permissions the site requests. I still install uBlock Origin on most of my friends computers, but make sure they know to open any sites that break in a private tab.
bennysonething 4y ago
I just use Firefox with unblock for general browsing. Chrome if I'm trying to buy something and I need the page not to break.

kleiba 4y ago

Yeah, except that has never happened to me in 20+ years of using ad blockers.

ktta 4y ago
Never? So many news websites detect adblocker use and stop you from reading the article till you disable it
- 411111111111111 4y ago
  It depends on how strongly you filter. The default rules probably won't cause issues, but you'll still see a lot of ads. As you optimize these away, things start breaking
- hiccuphippo 4y ago
  I feel like it's not that it never happens to me but that I quickly leave and forget the site that blocks me. Non-survivorship bias.

12345hn6789 4y ago

This basically never happens if you're using default config uBlock origin

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thrwy_ee_custmr 4y ago
Happens occasionally. It is uncommon but happens enough to ruin the day of unsuspecting users. For example, go to https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/My-EE-app-and-website/EE-Site-Just-Shows-a-Blank-Page/td-p/972485 https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/My-EE-app-and-website/EE-Site-... and search for "Adblocker" in this page. You will find a story where their mobile service provider blacklisted their IP because they clicked on a button on the website while their adblocker was enabled. Exactly the same thing happened to me with the same mobile service provider except that I was using uBlock origin when my mobile service provider blacklisted my IP. Bank websites sometimes breaking in the presence of an adblocker is a common occurrence in many parts of the world. You live in one geography and you visit websites that you need in your life. Do not assume everyone else is having the same experience as you. Websites breaking in the presence of adblockers is a real thing that sometimes makes us hesitate to install it on the browsers of our friends and family who may not be as tech savvy as we are.
- Shared404 4y ago
  My no contract phone provider is broken by adblock, and will shadow ban my IP temporarily if I forget to entirely disable it and then grant all permissions the site requests. I still install uBlock Origin on most of my friends computers, but make sure they know to open any sites that break in a private tab.

bennysonething 4y ago

I just use Firefox with unblock for general browsing. Chrome if I'm trying to buy something and I need the page not to break.