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Nation Wary of Suddenly Usable Website

37 points by robin_reala 2y ago

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coldpie 2y ago
You don't have to put up with the web this way. In case anyone doesn't know, ad blockers exist. If you are seeing ads when you browse the web, you should install an ad blocker. There is no reason not to. On Android, you can use the Firefox web browser (available in the app store) with the uBlock Origin extension (use the Add-Ons menu in Firefox). On iPhone, you can use one of various ad-blockers from the app store. I use one called "AdBlock Pro," but there's many others with pros & cons. On desktop, you can install uBlock Origin in most browsers. The experience is best in Firefox. There are browser-specific links here: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock If you are using uBlock Origin, be sure to hop into its settings and enable the "Annoyances" and "Cookie Notices" filters, too. That'll remove the email address beg dialogs, the ad-blocker popups, and the pointless cookie banners.
- nickthegreek 2y ago
  Ive found AdGuard Pro to work best on iOS.
- xethos 2y ago
  > On desktop, you can install uBlock Origin in most browsers "Most browsers" includes a hell of a lot of Chrome derivatives, many of which will not work with uBlock Origin's MV2 extension. If you want adblocking that works properly, there's only one browser to recommend. It's time to drop the milquetoast "most browsers" and call Chrome out for the adware that it is. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-best-on-Firefox https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...
  - coldpie 2y ago
    Yeah, OK, but switching browsers is a much bigger ask than "install this extension and forget about it." Sometimes you gotta pick your battles.
- xnx 2y ago
  Is there a single clean/simple/trustworthy single page site to point normal people to encourage them to use an adblocking browser?
  - coldpie 2y ago
    Hm, not that I know of. That's a good idea though, might be a fun project. Have some Before & After screenshots and easy to follow guides.
mrkeen 2y ago
Usually we don't discuss the everyday enshittification of websites, but they've left themselves wide open to criticism here: * 9 clicks to say no to personal information collection * 1 click to dismiss the giant popup ad * 2 clicks to say no to cookies
- RobotCaleb 2y ago
  I don't ever go to their website and just assumed that was part of the joke.
- gizajob 2y ago
  Is saw that and hit back. I simply cannot be arsed with these things any more - the few years when the web got itself rid of popups and became clean and easy was a golden era that slid quietly into the oblivion of cookie prompts and annoyances.
  - coldpie 2y ago
    On all platforms except iPhone, you can install Firefox and uBlock Origin and enable its Annoyances and Cookie Notices filters: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock Another option, or addition, is to set up a Kill Sticky bookmark, which also gets rid of those awful sticky headers & footers: https://www.smokingonabike.com/2024/01/20/take-back-your-web-browser-screen-space-with-kill-sticky/ https://www.smokingonabike.com/2024/01/20/take-back-your-web...
nunez 2y ago
For real, though. The web is a cesspool without an ad-blocker. Vampiric preload JS scripts hoovering up bandwidth and stealing system resources. Autoplay video/audio ads that are the equivalent of attention-seeking injury lawyer billboards that should have been outlawed FOREVER ago. The whack-a-mole bad ads on seedy websites (p0rn) that deliver malware. List goes on. Can't wait until Goog^H^H^H^H the "keepers of the open Internet" decide that the web can be made "more efficient" by using same-origin ad delivery and "more secure" by blocking extensions that can be updated out-of-release, like, oh, say, ad-blockers!

37 points by robin_reala 2y ago

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You don't have to put up with the web this way. In case anyone doesn't know, ad blockers exist. If you are seeing ads when you browse the web, you should install an ad blocker. There is no reason not to. On Android, you can use the Firefox web browser (available in the app store) with the uBlock Origin extension (use the Add-Ons menu in Firefox). On iPhone, you can use one of various ad-blockers from the app store. I use one called "AdBlock Pro," but there's many others with pros & cons. On desktop, you can install uBlock Origin in most browsers. The experience is best in Firefox. There are browser-specific links here: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock If you are using uBlock Origin, be sure to hop into its settings and enable the "Annoyances" and "Cookie Notices" filters, too. That'll remove the email address beg dialogs, the ad-blocker popups, and the pointless cookie banners.

nickthegreek 2y ago
Ive found AdGuard Pro to work best on iOS.
xethos 2y ago
> On desktop, you can install uBlock Origin in most browsers "Most browsers" includes a hell of a lot of Chrome derivatives, many of which will not work with uBlock Origin's MV2 extension. If you want adblocking that works properly, there's only one browser to recommend. It's time to drop the milquetoast "most browsers" and call Chrome out for the adware that it is. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-best-on-Firefox https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...
- coldpie 2y ago
  Yeah, OK, but switching browsers is a much bigger ask than "install this extension and forget about it." Sometimes you gotta pick your battles.
xnx 2y ago
Is there a single clean/simple/trustworthy single page site to point normal people to encourage them to use an adblocking browser?
- coldpie 2y ago
  Hm, not that I know of. That's a good idea though, might be a fun project. Have some Before & After screenshots and easy to follow guides.

mrkeen 2y ago

Usually we don't discuss the everyday enshittification of websites, but they've left themselves wide open to criticism here: * 9 clicks to say no to personal information collection * 1 click to dismiss the giant popup ad * 2 clicks to say no to cookies

RobotCaleb 2y ago
I don't ever go to their website and just assumed that was part of the joke.
gizajob 2y ago
Is saw that and hit back. I simply cannot be arsed with these things any more - the few years when the web got itself rid of popups and became clean and easy was a golden era that slid quietly into the oblivion of cookie prompts and annoyances.
- coldpie 2y ago
  On all platforms except iPhone, you can install Firefox and uBlock Origin and enable its Annoyances and Cookie Notices filters: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock Another option, or addition, is to set up a Kill Sticky bookmark, which also gets rid of those awful sticky headers & footers: https://www.smokingonabike.com/2024/01/20/take-back-your-web-browser-screen-space-with-kill-sticky/ https://www.smokingonabike.com/2024/01/20/take-back-your-web...

nunez 2y ago

For real, though. The web is a cesspool without an ad-blocker. Vampiric preload JS scripts hoovering up bandwidth and stealing system resources. Autoplay video/audio ads that are the equivalent of attention-seeking injury lawyer billboards that should have been outlawed FOREVER ago. The whack-a-mole bad ads on seedy websites (p0rn) that deliver malware. List goes on. Can't wait until Goog^H^H^H^H the "keepers of the open Internet" decide that the web can be made "more efficient" by using same-origin ad delivery and "more secure" by blocking extensions that can be updated out-of-release, like, oh, say, ad-blockers!