Re:Pi-Hole: Why You Need a Network-Wide Ad-Blocker
by amaccuish on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @07:23AM
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> and refuse to let you in
>> I'm fine with that.
That's fine with me too, but doesn't cut it in a family environment. Further, some websites break with an adblocker, even when they don't have ads. E.g. Login with Facebook/Twitter, or some JS heavy sites which happen to have a bad keyword in the name of the file.
> many sites that detect that their adverts and tracking scripts don't load and refuse to let you in
>> I think I've only seen that once since running pi-hole
It used to be a daily occurence until I whitelisted sites. At least with an addon, my mum can just click the button and unblock and get on with her day.
If pi-hole could have some companion extension to make whitelisting easier that would be great.
>> I'm fine with that.
That's fine with me too, but doesn't cut it in a family environment. Further, some websites break with an adblocker, even when they don't have ads. E.g. Login with Facebook/Twitter, or some JS heavy sites which happen to have a bad keyword in the name of the file.
> many sites that detect that their adverts and tracking scripts don't load and refuse to let you in
>> I think I've only seen that once since running pi-hole
It used to be a daily occurence until I whitelisted sites. At least with an addon, my mum can just click the button and unblock and get on with her day.
If pi-hole could have some companion extension to make whitelisting easier that would be great.