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Re:Google Makes So Much Money, It Never Had to Worry About F... by eropple on Thursday December 08, 2016 @05:59PM (#13135107)
> Ever tried to install an adblocker on Android?

Yes. Works across browsers and against in-app ads, too. https://block-this.com

> Ever tried to install adblock/ublock on Chrome?

Yes.

> only to find out that it doesn't exist in the chrome store or was removed again.

Under no circumstances. AdBlock Plus has never, as far as I know, been removed, nor has uBlock Origin.

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Re:Google Makes So Much Money, It Never Had to Worry About F... by user5994461 on Friday December 09, 2016 @07:03AM (#13138254)
Well. First commit 6 months ago, that thing is a novelty.

Next we'll see how it goes when you'll try to explain to your sister and your mother how to use that android VPN to block ads.

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Re:Google Makes So Much Money, It Never Had to Worry About F... by eropple on Saturday December 10, 2016 @03:24AM (#13144706)
I've audited literally every line of code in it myself and it's not a novelty. It works and works correctly. You're just wrong--and desperate, because fictional nerd cred, to not be wrong. It's an ugly look. Be better.

My mother doesn't have a smartphone. If she did, I would install it for her and be done with it.

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Re:Google Makes So Much Money, It Never Had to Worry About F... by user5994461 on Monday December 12, 2016 @12:46PM (#13160001)
An android project that got its first commit 6 months ago is called a novelty whether you like it or not. You're just refusing to admit it, because fictional nerd cred, to not be wrong. It's an ugly look. Be better.
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