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There really are two different version of the internet, and which one you use depends on how how well your ad blockers are configured. I was using my mom's lap

There really are two different version of the internet, and which one you use depends on how how well your ad blockers are configured. I was using my mom's laptop over the holidays, and it took me a minute to realize why every site I visited looked so _different_. What I quickly realised is almost every site I visited was wallpapered in ads: banners between every paragraph, sidebars full of ads, and background images selling things. A lot of sites were unrecognizable from what I was used to.

lopis 3y ago
The ads covering the whole background of some websites websites are the most outrageous thing I had the pleasure to discover recently after so much time of ad blocking. They are absolutely aggressive to your very soul.
- matheusmoreira 3y ago
  These people would put ads inside your eyelids if they could. Inside your dreams while you sleep. They have exactly zero limits.
  - danielheath 3y ago
    I've long planned a cyberpunk setting where you can sneak past low-level corporate guards by plastering your clothes in ads for competing companies, because their neural interfaces are configured to only let them see their employers adverts. Every year that plan feels less and less like silly hyperbole.
    - matheusmoreira 3y ago
      That's genius! The camouflage of the dystopic future...
- hutzlibu 3y ago
  I found the ads covering all of the foreground to be more annoying, where you even cannot close them, without opening the link. Pity on those who do not know what a adblocker is and have no one to tell them.
eatsyourtacos 3y ago
What are people using on their phones these days for ad blocking? (iphone specifically). I absolutely cannot stand any mobile website ever- it's insanity.
- tpowell 3y ago
  I like 1Blocker [1] and Hush [2]. [1] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/1blocker-ad-blocker/id1365531024 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/1blocker-ad-blocker/id13655310... [2] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hush-nag-blocker/id1544743900 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hush-nag-blocker/id1544743900
  - wilkystyle 3y ago
    Same, and can't recommend those two enough. I'm a uBlock die-hard on the desktop, but 1Blocker/Hush are very effective.
- nunSpQyeJR 3y ago
  1Blocker has been solid for me for a couple of years now. I use it on my i-devices and Macs. https://1blocker.com/ https://1blocker.com/
- mmyrte 3y ago
  "Orion" is developed by the people at Kagi, free, and blocks a lot. As soon as I'm earning a salary again, I'll be supporting them financially; super valuable.
  - joak 3y ago
    Actually uBO can be installed in Orion. Orion supports firefox and chrome plugins and runs on iOs
    - vanc_cefepime 3y ago
      This is news to me. Kagi/orion just got me to jump to their paid search engine. Previous was using 1Blocker on safari but ublock origin on Orion is much more effective.
matheusmoreira 3y ago
Yeah, browsing the web without uBlock Origin is an extremely shocking experience. I end up installing uBlock Origin in every single browser I come across. The most aggravating for me is ads that follow me throughout the page as I scroll or show up out of nowhere while I'm reading rudely pushing the text away.

lopis 3y ago

The ads covering the whole background of some websites websites are the most outrageous thing I had the pleasure to discover recently after so much time of ad blocking. They are absolutely aggressive to your very soul.

matheusmoreira 3y ago
These people would put ads inside your eyelids if they could. Inside your dreams while you sleep. They have exactly zero limits.
- danielheath 3y ago
  I've long planned a cyberpunk setting where you can sneak past low-level corporate guards by plastering your clothes in ads for competing companies, because their neural interfaces are configured to only let them see their employers adverts. Every year that plan feels less and less like silly hyperbole.
  - matheusmoreira 3y ago
    That's genius! The camouflage of the dystopic future...
hutzlibu 3y ago
I found the ads covering all of the foreground to be more annoying, where you even cannot close them, without opening the link. Pity on those who do not know what a adblocker is and have no one to tell them.

eatsyourtacos 3y ago

What are people using on their phones these days for ad blocking? (iphone specifically). I absolutely cannot stand any mobile website ever- it's insanity.

tpowell 3y ago
I like 1Blocker [1] and Hush [2]. [1] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/1blocker-ad-blocker/id1365531024 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/1blocker-ad-blocker/id13655310... [2] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hush-nag-blocker/id1544743900 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hush-nag-blocker/id1544743900
- wilkystyle 3y ago
  Same, and can't recommend those two enough. I'm a uBlock die-hard on the desktop, but 1Blocker/Hush are very effective.
nunSpQyeJR 3y ago
1Blocker has been solid for me for a couple of years now. I use it on my i-devices and Macs. https://1blocker.com/ https://1blocker.com/
mmyrte 3y ago
"Orion" is developed by the people at Kagi, free, and blocks a lot. As soon as I'm earning a salary again, I'll be supporting them financially; super valuable.
- joak 3y ago
  Actually uBO can be installed in Orion. Orion supports firefox and chrome plugins and runs on iOs
  - vanc_cefepime 3y ago
    This is news to me. Kagi/orion just got me to jump to their paid search engine. Previous was using 1Blocker on safari but ublock origin on Orion is much more effective.

matheusmoreira 3y ago

Yeah, browsing the web without uBlock Origin is an extremely shocking experience. I end up installing uBlock Origin in every single browser I come across. The most aggravating for me is ads that follow me throughout the page as I scroll or show up out of nowhere while I'm reading rudely pushing the text away.