I didn't realize this made to Hacker News... As for the current comments: * Using hosts file is a local, per machine solution. Similarly, AdBlock is a per use

I didn't realize this made to Hacker News... As for the current comments: * Using hosts file is a local, per machine solution. Similarly, AdBlock is a per user per browser solution. None of which may be available on your phone. And AdHole is not meant to be a replacement for anything - it's another tool. * I have a very restrictive list, including some CDNs known to host tracking software. Surprisingly it breaks none of the websites I use regularly. For the odd cases I implemented the /debug/toggle method. At this low-level there will always be a trade-off between blocking and breaking. I also use AdBlock on all the 'big computers', but my block list is still more restrictive. And the biggest value is that I get ad and tracking blocking on all my Android gear without doing any additional work.