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Dju@lemmy.world to Enshittification@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

"Keep your ad blocker on", does it turn itself off randomly if you don't pay?

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"Keep your ad blocker on", does it turn itself off randomly if you don't pay?

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Dju@lemmy.world to Enshittification@lemmy.world · 1 year ago
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  • Mereo@lemmy.ca
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    1. Get Firefox
    2. Get uBlock Origin: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/
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      Step 1 is critical because ad blockers on Chrome (for obvious reasons) have some limitations. Even the developer of uBlock origin recommends Firefox: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-best-on-Firefox

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      Alternatively. Get Adnausem

      It is built on top of ublock origin and will “click” on the adverts behind the scenes and make advertisers think you like a product messing with your advertising profile.

      It also has a nice AdVault so you can see what advertisers are trying to push onto you.

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      Even better: get Librewolf with uBO pre-installed!

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