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I literally haven't seen anyone even mention it anywhere on the internet as if it never existed, when it comes to Ad blockers I always see uBO recommended with absolutely no mention whatsoever of ABP why? What makes it better than ABP? What happened to it? or maybe I'm wrong and ABP is not as well known as I think it is.

I have been using ABP for many years until someday don't remember when I switched to uBO because I read that it is "the best ad blocker".

I maybe need a history lesson as everything on the matter seems so vague to me and the whole situation is super weird

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ads nowadays are

  1. More and more obnoxious and obtrusive
  2. Also serving as trackers

That's a no from me

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Honestly, back when most normal sites just had banner ads, I wasn't too concerned.

It was only when they started intruding inside actual videos and making every news site look like the sites we were warned never to visit back in the 90s that I ever considered using an ad blocker.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you're blocking them all how do you know how obtrusive or obnoxious they are?

Secondarily, why do you think that is? Have they gotten more or less instant since ad blockers have been an option?

I'm not at all against ad blockers. I've got a Pi-hole myself. I just think blocking every ad ever is doing a lot more for the problem than it is to help

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you're blocking them all how do you know how obtrusive or obnoxious they are?

Every now and then, I deactivate my blocker because I'm curious to see, and I almost throw up

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sounds like a pretty weak constitution if you can't stomach looking at something so mundane. I hope you don't drive.

And great job ignoring the other part.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Aren't you a nice fella