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I’m genuinely curious to know: why do some folks browse the web without using an ad blocker? That’s not a rhetorical question. I understand grandma may not be t

I’m genuinely curious to know: why do some folks browse the web without using an ad blocker? That’s not a rhetorical question. I understand grandma may not be technically savvy enough. But for anyone reading HN, why aren’t you using an ad blocker?

hdesh 3y ago
Maybe they watched it on a TV and do not have access to an ad blocker on the Youtube app on the TV.
- goalonetwo 3y ago
  SmartTube is a life-saver on TV. It replaces the default youtube app and removes all the ads/sponsored sections
slongfield 3y ago
There are some people who see it as an ethical position: ad supported businesses need to serve ads to survive. If you don't want to see those ads, and the business doesn't offer a subscription plan, just don't go to those websites.
- deleted 3y ago
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- timeon 3y ago
  > just don't go to those websites I know this is Youtube, but in general: I would gladly avoid those sites but they are gaming the SEO. They are getting in the way.
nine_zeros 3y ago
Ad blockers don't work on phones, which is increasingly the medium of consumption.
- silisili 3y ago
  Brave works just fine on phones...
- dhx 3y ago
  Ad blockers currently work on Android devices[1][2][3][4], preferably by gaining root on the device and using a de-Googled Android, using F-Droid[1] and/or manually installing packages with FFUpdater[1]. If you really have to use Apple devices and other post-general-purpose-computing locked down devices (e.g. televisions), you could try self-hosting privaxy[5][6] (or similar) which performs MITM manipulation of web traffic to remove ads, including via JS or CSS injection. [1] https://f-droid.org/en/packages/de.marmaro.krt.ffupdater/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/de.marmaro.krt.ffupdater/ [2] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.fi... [3] https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/firefox-android https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/firefox-android [4] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/android/addon/ublock-origin/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/android/addon/ublock-origin... [5] https://github.com/Barre/privaxy https://github.com/Barre/privaxy [6] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31432848 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31432848
  - candiodari 3y ago
    On android, just use firefox. Pretty enjoyable if you just switch to firefox everywhere.

hdesh 3y ago

Maybe they watched it on a TV and do not have access to an ad blocker on the Youtube app on the TV.

goalonetwo 3y ago
SmartTube is a life-saver on TV. It replaces the default youtube app and removes all the ads/sponsored sections

slongfield 3y ago

There are some people who see it as an ethical position: ad supported businesses need to serve ads to survive. If you don't want to see those ads, and the business doesn't offer a subscription plan, just don't go to those websites.

deleted 3y ago
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timeon 3y ago
> just don't go to those websites I know this is Youtube, but in general: I would gladly avoid those sites but they are gaming the SEO. They are getting in the way.

nine_zeros 3y ago

Ad blockers don't work on phones, which is increasingly the medium of consumption.

silisili 3y ago
Brave works just fine on phones...
dhx 3y ago
Ad blockers currently work on Android devices[1][2][3][4], preferably by gaining root on the device and using a de-Googled Android, using F-Droid[1] and/or manually installing packages with FFUpdater[1]. If you really have to use Apple devices and other post-general-purpose-computing locked down devices (e.g. televisions), you could try self-hosting privaxy[5][6] (or similar) which performs MITM manipulation of web traffic to remove ads, including via JS or CSS injection. [1] https://f-droid.org/en/packages/de.marmaro.krt.ffupdater/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/de.marmaro.krt.ffupdater/ [2] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.fi... [3] https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/firefox-android https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/firefox-android [4] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/android/addon/ublock-origin/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/android/addon/ublock-origin... [5] https://github.com/Barre/privaxy https://github.com/Barre/privaxy [6] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31432848 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31432848
- candiodari 3y ago
  On android, just use firefox. Pretty enjoyable if you just switch to firefox everywhere.