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Re:macOS Setup after 15 Years of Linux by weffwe on Thursday December 30, 2021 @08:22PM (#29743772)
You should install uBlock Origin plugin for browsers. It will block any advertising and other unwanted content. I don't know how you guys living without an ad blocker.
Re:macOS Setup after 15 Years of Linux by bsuvc on Thursday December 30, 2021 @08:42PM (#29743879)
> You should install uBlock Origin plugin for browsers

I do use it on my PC, but I'm on my Android right now. Do ad blockers work on Android?

I guess I haven't cared enough to look since I mostly just do light web usage on my phone: HN, reddit, and twitter are about it, and ads aren't too bad on those sites.

Either way, I don't think it is too much to ask for web sites not to have actual scams on them. I'm not talking about legit ads which are annoying enough, but rather things that try to mimic a pop-up window and tell me my device is hacked or has viruses.

I'm not going to fall for that of course, but some people are less aware and might.

Re:macOS Setup after 15 Years of Linux by throwaway525142 on Thursday December 30, 2021 @08:56PM (#29743962)
There's Firefox for Android which supports uBlock Origin.
Re:macOS Setup after 15 Years of Linux by heavyset_go on Thursday December 30, 2021 @11:11PM (#29744801)
You can browser-based ad blockers, but also system-level ones like DNS66 or Blokada. You can skip those apps if you point your phone at ad blocking DNS servers like Adguard's.
Re:macOS Setup after 15 Years of Linux by johnny22 on Thursday December 30, 2021 @08:56PM (#29743960)
ublock origin works at least with mobile firefox. I have no idea what folks do with the other android browsers though.
Re:macOS Setup after 15 Years of Linux by Debug_Overload on Thursday December 30, 2021 @08:33PM (#29743838)
I am running uBlock, and almost none of the images on the page load right now. And seeing the way the title on that page is written, I'm not expecting quality content from there. Maybe share a link to a page that doesn't suck?
Re:macOS Setup after 15 Years of Linux by edoceo on Thursday December 30, 2021 @08:30PM (#29743814)
Would it be possible to provide a link that is from some low budget ass website?
Re:macOS Setup after 15 Years of Linux by weffwe on Thursday December 30, 2021 @08:39PM (#29743869)
I updated the link and now you should see results on the official Geekbench website.