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Re:Ad blocking with Raspberry Pi and Pi-hole by schwartzworld on Monday May 04, 2020 @06:04PM (#23073891)
it's not really fair to compare it to an in-browser adblocker that way, especially since using them isn't mutually exclusive. PiHole blocks ads whether you are in a browser or not, an instant benefit for everybody on your WiFi network.
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Re:Ad blocking with Raspberry Pi and Pi-hole by BLKNSLVR on Monday May 04, 2020 @06:24PM (#23074079)
In fact, one of the best things about Pi-hole network wide blocking is the removal of those 5 to 10 second otherwise unskippable ads in apps.
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Re:Ad blocking with Raspberry Pi and Pi-hole by 416chad on Monday May 04, 2020 @06:17PM (#23074029)
Exactly this. Ads in places like news apps disappear, a big plus for pihole.
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Re:Ad blocking with Raspberry Pi and Pi-hole by Firehawke on Monday May 04, 2020 @11:12PM (#23076067)
Absolutely. Defense in depth; Pi-hole will cover devices that you can't install an ad-blocker on while the ad-blocker will cover some edge cases where Pi-hole can't do it.

It should never be considered an "or" situation; you want "both" as much as possible.

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