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Re:It's astounding how bad the web is without an ad blocker by ausaus on Monday August 29, 2022 @04:46PM (#32643355)
Or set dns.adguard.com as Private DNS.
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Re:It's astounding how bad the web is without an ad blocker by GekkePrutser on Monday August 29, 2022 @05:28PM (#32643812)
Ublock origin is much better than a DNS level blocker. It can block lots of junk inside a page that doesn't come from a different server.

I use a combo of both and many custom filters but just DNS blocking isn't enough and work the rise of DoH and ads served on-domain it's only going to get worse.

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Re:It's astounding how bad the web is without an ad blocker by rchaud on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @09:50AM (#32650391)
The element zapper feature on Ublock origin is unusable on Firefox Android because you can't select on-page elements with the precision of a mouse.
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Re:It's astounding how bad the web is without an ad blocker by SahAssar on Monday August 29, 2022 @05:59PM (#32644097)
DNS adblocking is not at all the same as browser level adblocking. Also setting your dns provider to adguard.com entrusts them to see what domains you visit, which you may or may not care about.
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