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If you adblock, you have a problem with ads. Do you? (And if you don't, I bet many who claim as you have, do)

by b112 3y ago

baby 3y ago
You can’t adblock on iphones :(
- dave8088 3y ago
  You’ve been able to on Safari for iOS for years: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/1blocker-ad-blocker/id1365531024 https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/1blocker-ad-blocker/id13655310...
  - JumpCrisscross 3y ago
    And there are apps like 1Blocker [1] that will block in-app tracking, too. [1] https://support.1blocker.com/en/articles/6436221-firewall-in-app-ads https://support.1blocker.com/en/articles/6436221-firewall-in...
    - bad_user 3y ago
      That's DNS-level blocking and it won't work for long, being the kind of ad-blocking that's the easiest to circumvent. Companies simply didn't bother to do it. But as a test, try blocking ads in any social app, like Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, Reddit, see how well it works.
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- bad_user 3y ago
  Facebook is also deploying anti-adblock tech, so even on the desktop, even when ad-blocking seems to work, it's only temporary. uBlock Origin or Brave, doesn't matter, Facebook beats all ad-blockers.
  - EGreg 3y ago
    Wouldnmt youtube play videos inside videos? How you gonna block that?
    - bad_user 3y ago
      YouTube's own video ads can currently be blocked. I predict, however, that Google won't allow this for long, because there were already signs that they are deploying anti-ad-blocking detection. People don't realize, but the detection of ad-blockers is possible and hard to prevent. Even uBlock Origin, although granted, it's still the most difficult to beat. That companies abstained from doing it, that's only because ad-blocking eyeballs are still good for business, but given that the market share of ad-blockers has grown tremendously, that will change.
pgeorgi 3y ago
"Do you have adblock set up to filter ads only, or do you have it set to also filter all kinds of other trackers?" would be the more accurate question.

If you adblock, you have a problem with ads. Do you? (And if you don't, I bet many who claim as you have, do)

by b112 3y ago

If you adblock, you have a problem with ads. Do you? (And if you don't, I bet many who claim as you have, do)

baby 3y ago

You can’t adblock on iphones :(

dave8088 3y ago
You’ve been able to on Safari for iOS for years: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/1blocker-ad-blocker/id1365531024 https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/1blocker-ad-blocker/id13655310...
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago
  And there are apps like 1Blocker [1] that will block in-app tracking, too. [1] https://support.1blocker.com/en/articles/6436221-firewall-in-app-ads https://support.1blocker.com/en/articles/6436221-firewall-in...
  - bad_user 3y ago
    That's DNS-level blocking and it won't work for long, being the kind of ad-blocking that's the easiest to circumvent. Companies simply didn't bother to do it. But as a test, try blocking ads in any social app, like Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, Reddit, see how well it works.
    - deleted 3y ago
      [deleted]
bad_user 3y ago
Facebook is also deploying anti-adblock tech, so even on the desktop, even when ad-blocking seems to work, it's only temporary. uBlock Origin or Brave, doesn't matter, Facebook beats all ad-blockers.
- EGreg 3y ago
  Wouldnmt youtube play videos inside videos? How you gonna block that?
  - bad_user 3y ago
    YouTube's own video ads can currently be blocked. I predict, however, that Google won't allow this for long, because there were already signs that they are deploying anti-ad-blocking detection. People don't realize, but the detection of ad-blockers is possible and hard to prevent. Even uBlock Origin, although granted, it's still the most difficult to beat. That companies abstained from doing it, that's only because ad-blocking eyeballs are still good for business, but given that the market share of ad-blockers has grown tremendously, that will change.

pgeorgi 3y ago

"Do you have adblock set up to filter ads only, or do you have it set to also filter all kinds of other trackers?" would be the more accurate question.