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I've been blocking ads for so long that actually seeing them feels perverse (leminal.space)

submitted 1 year ago by CorrodedCranium@leminal.space to c/casualconversation@lemmy.world

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I use ad blockers and open source privacy focused software whenever I can but occasionally I have to use computers that don't belong to me or an older phone where my usual applications aren't installed and seeing all the advertisements just feels dirty and dystopian.

I think the worst ads are the text to speech ones that say "Download this app today". The unblinking energenic people saying you can make a living at home are probably a close second.

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[-] sickpusy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

When not rooted I have two main free solutions.

You can use nextdns on your home network. They have around 200,000k free requests. For 2 people it seems to work out to around 20 days of ad blocks. This particularly helps with the ads on the TV as well.

Otherwise you have the options to use Firefox with extensions or Brave without (I know it's not popular around here). You can also use ReVanced for youtube blocks.

For most usage that free combination suffices for me.