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Re:uBlock 1.48.0 Adds Readiness Status, Code Viewer, and Oth... by kleiba on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @02:28PM (#35250372)
Yeah, except that has never happened to me in 20+ years of using ad blockers.
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Re:uBlock 1.48.0 Adds Readiness Status, Code Viewer, and Oth... by ktta on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @02:42PM (#35250594)
Never? So many news websites detect adblocker use and stop you from reading the article till you disable it
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Re:uBlock 1.48.0 Adds Readiness Status, Code Viewer, and Oth... by hiccuphippo on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @03:39PM (#35251426)
I feel like it's not that it never happens to me but that I quickly leave and forget the site that blocks me. Non-survivorship bias.
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Re:uBlock 1.48.0 Adds Readiness Status, Code Viewer, and Oth... by 411111111111111 on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @02:52PM (#35250742)
It depends on how strongly you filter.

The default rules probably won't cause issues, but you'll still see a lot of ads. As you optimize these away, things start breaking

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