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At this point, if you browse the internet without an adblock; it is on YOU.

by mnkyprskbd 6mo ago

busymom0 6mo ago
*without
- mnkyprskbd 6mo ago
  Yes, I just can't imagine why would one browser the internet without adblock.
m0llusk 6mo ago
When sites show me a bunch of ads and slow my machine with tracking then I just close the window. They don't want me to read their articles anyway. When a company shows you who they are ...
hackable_sand 6mo ago
It's not
- nathanmills 6mo ago
  It is
weird-eye-issue 6mo ago
Not on mobile I used to use NextDNS a lot but some things would get messed up so I'd have to sometimes disable it and then I got lazy and just have kept it off for like a year On Android is there a better solution when using Chrome?
- CarVac 6mo ago
  Not using Chrome. Mobile Firefox has adblocking on Android.
  - hedora 6mo ago
    On iOS, you can use Orion by Kagi, which is webkit-based, but supports Firefox plugins. UBlock Origin for Firefox works well there too.
    - stodor89 6mo ago
      Or Brave. Or AdGuard.
- rahidz 6mo ago
  yeah I got a lifetime license for Adguard (no affiliation) & been using that for three years now - it's been great.
- jemmyw 6mo ago
  Almost any other browser. I've used Firefox and Brave on Android with adblocking
- Marsymars 6mo ago
  uBlock Origin Lite is probably the best option, but in my experience mobile adblocking goes Firefox (with uBlock Origin) > Safari (with 1Blocker) > Chrome (with uBlock Origin Lite). edit: Erp, actually, it seems mobile Chrome doesn't have extension support. I only actually use Chrome on a Chromebook, I assumed Android was comparable.
- Markoff 6mo ago
  Firefox supports extensions (uBlock Origin, Video Background Play Fix - these two are enough for me) most of the browsers have built-in adblockers, but I would suggest to stay way from browsers not supporting extensions other browsers with (limited) extension support on Android - Edge (MS), Yandex (RU), Quetta (CN), Kiwi browser (discontinued, I used this, then switched to IceRaven FF fork, the UI still ain't as good, but at least it's developed)
viccis 6mo ago
Yeah, regular and even respected media outlets are basically giving you the 2005 porn pirating site experience.
qmr 6mo ago
Victim blaming.
- stodor89 6mo ago
  Well, he's right in the context of HN audience. But normies are people too, and so are children, and so are 90-year-old grandmas who want to stay in touch with younger family members. If we don't push back against the brainrot, it may very well run our society into the ground.
- mnkyprskbd 6mo ago
  You're not a victim if you have choice.
  - fsflover 6mo ago
    How do you explain this to all 8 billion people? How do they all know this is possible?
Terr_ 6mo ago
Except the same sites also attempt (with varying levels of effort and success) to punish users for it. None of them have an official stance of "if you want to control your bandwidth that's fine." So when it comes to this bloat, publishers bear both fault and the responsibility to fix the problem. The viewer bears neither.

At this point, if you browse the internet without an adblock; it is on YOU.

busymom0 6mo ago

*without

mnkyprskbd 6mo ago
Yes, I just can't imagine why would one browser the internet without adblock.

m0llusk 6mo ago

When sites show me a bunch of ads and slow my machine with tracking then I just close the window. They don't want me to read their articles anyway. When a company shows you who they are ...

hackable_sand 6mo ago

It's not

nathanmills 6mo ago
It is

weird-eye-issue 6mo ago

Not on mobile I used to use NextDNS a lot but some things would get messed up so I'd have to sometimes disable it and then I got lazy and just have kept it off for like a year On Android is there a better solution when using Chrome?

CarVac 6mo ago
Not using Chrome. Mobile Firefox has adblocking on Android.
- hedora 6mo ago
  On iOS, you can use Orion by Kagi, which is webkit-based, but supports Firefox plugins. UBlock Origin for Firefox works well there too.
  - stodor89 6mo ago
    Or Brave. Or AdGuard.
rahidz 6mo ago
yeah I got a lifetime license for Adguard (no affiliation) & been using that for three years now - it's been great.
jemmyw 6mo ago
Almost any other browser. I've used Firefox and Brave on Android with adblocking
Marsymars 6mo ago
uBlock Origin Lite is probably the best option, but in my experience mobile adblocking goes Firefox (with uBlock Origin) > Safari (with 1Blocker) > Chrome (with uBlock Origin Lite). edit: Erp, actually, it seems mobile Chrome doesn't have extension support. I only actually use Chrome on a Chromebook, I assumed Android was comparable.
Markoff 6mo ago
Firefox supports extensions (uBlock Origin, Video Background Play Fix - these two are enough for me) most of the browsers have built-in adblockers, but I would suggest to stay way from browsers not supporting extensions other browsers with (limited) extension support on Android - Edge (MS), Yandex (RU), Quetta (CN), Kiwi browser (discontinued, I used this, then switched to IceRaven FF fork, the UI still ain't as good, but at least it's developed)

viccis 6mo ago

Yeah, regular and even respected media outlets are basically giving you the 2005 porn pirating site experience.

qmr 6mo ago

Victim blaming.

stodor89 6mo ago
Well, he's right in the context of HN audience. But normies are people too, and so are children, and so are 90-year-old grandmas who want to stay in touch with younger family members. If we don't push back against the brainrot, it may very well run our society into the ground.
mnkyprskbd 6mo ago
You're not a victim if you have choice.
- fsflover 6mo ago
  How do you explain this to all 8 billion people? How do they all know this is possible?

Terr_ 6mo ago

Except the same sites also attempt (with varying levels of effort and success) to punish users for it. None of them have an official stance of "if you want to control your bandwidth that's fine." So when it comes to this bloat, publishers bear both fault and the responsibility to fix the problem. The viewer bears neither.