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[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 194 points 1 day ago (8 children)

Firefox + uBlock origin, nextDNS + a shit ton of blocking lists, revanced, metrolist and now i forgot that ads even exist.

con:
I always get traumatised when I use a device that isn't mine.

[–] SidewaysHighways@lemmy.world 61 points 1 day ago (2 children)

very traumatic, like how do you guys live like this?

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 8 points 22 hours ago

Barely watching TV or listening to radio and block ads online. I stop watching TV or switch radio off after the second ad segment and start an audiobook or use an ad free subscriber platform.

[–] eureka@aussie.zone 1 points 17 hours ago

Honestly I'm going to have to start asking them out aloud; "how do you live like this, and how can I help?"

[–] BigMilk13@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago

Sponsorblock, too. It comes included in ReVanced these days, and even comes with SmartTube, an excellent ad-blocking YT app for android TVs. I am convinced that if I see another ad on YT, I will wither and die. Not today...

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 15 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Watching normal TV is jarring, just because I so rarely view non-pirated content.

Once you're outside that bubble, the invasiveness is so much worse

[–] rainwall@piefed.social 2 points 18 hours ago

SponsorBlock for youtube as well to skip ad reads, with unhooked to de-enshittify youtube as well.

[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Fuck unlock - try adnauseum and actively poison their data

[–] wischi@programming.dev 6 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I recently tried. Sadly some YouTube ads came through. Could be a configuration thing, but to be fair, if the defaults don't work as good as ublock it's not worth switching for me.

[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 2 points 15 hours ago

That's a good point, I've turned on the annoyances and other filters! It seems to be an overlay on ublock - uBlocks configuration is still accessible in the adnauseum settings

I've not had issues with YouTube personally but it's quite possibly the cat and mouse game they have on their hands

[–] conartistpanda@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago

I use adnauseum too, but ublock has its place since it performs better.

[–] riquisimo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Never used nextDNS. Idk, do they care about piracy? How do they make money?

[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

They make money with paid plans, but there is a limited free one too, in my expirience it's enough and they don't care about piracy i think

[–] WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org 1 points 20 hours ago

Have a tutorial? I use unlock and sponsor block.

[–] javasux@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago