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ohmesocorny@discuss.online ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

In Firefox, install the uBlock Origin extension. Go into ublock settings, disable ad blocking filterlists, enable tracking filterlists. Personally, I’m blocking ads too as they’re sometimes abused as malware vectors.

Or if you only want ads that aren’t interfering, there’s Adblock Plus with its acceptable ads programme. Can’t vouch for whatever that’s a good or bad thing.

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menisadi@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Thanks! Just curious, is AdBlock intentionally programmed to block only such advertisements? Or is it just a slightly “worse” ad blocker?

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- ohmesocorny@discuss.online ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  In adblock plus, acceptable ads are on by default, but optional:
  
  …getadblock.com/…/9738480686483-About-the-Accepta…
  
  “Slightly worse”… I haven’t touched abp in years, so I couldn’t say. However, here’s a comparison:
  
  github.com/…/uBlock-vs.-ABP:-efficiency-compared
  
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- bruzzard@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Google is paying copius sums of money to in AdBlock Plus (asuming this is the extension you are speaking about), makes sense to avoid it completely and run uBlock Origin.
  
  insider.com/why-google-has-to-build-its-own-adblo…
  
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menisadi@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Sorry to bother but what about mobile?

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