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PSA: Ads are terrible. Install an Adblocker. (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by cantankerous_cashew@lemmy.world to c/lifeprotips@lemmy.world
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I see so many posts complaining about ads but never enough posts about using an Ad Blocker. These take a minute to setup, cost nothing, and don't require you to spend time maintaining them. Let's make the internet/YouTube usable again!

Desktop Browser

Mobile Browser

  • Safari (iOS): AdGuard (free tier is fine)
  • Firefox (Android): uBlock Origin.
    1. Open Firefox
    2. 3 dot menu in upper right corner
    3. Tap Add-ons
    4. Tap the + icon next to "uBlock Origin"
    5. Tap Add
    6. Tap Okay, Got it
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[-] tun@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Ads can be blocked using

  • browser extension or application
  • using local DNS server (e.g. pihole on localhost, selfhosted in LAN)
  • using selfhosted service on the internet (pihole, Adguard)
  • public ad-blocking DNS servers (e.g. mullvad or 1.1.1.1 hosted service

This post is the first method. If you are technical enough do 2 or 3 also. You will not see ads in mobile phones where extensions are limited.

If not just use the ad blocking DNS server. Mullvad one is compatible with Android private DNS setting.

this post was submitted on 20 Jul 2023
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