I use ad blockers and open source privacy focused software whenever I can but occasionally I have to use computers that don't belong to me or an older phone where my usual applications aren't installed and seeing all the advertisements just feels dirty and dystopian.

I think the worst ads are the text to speech ones that say "Download this app today". The unblinking energenic people saying you can make a living at home are probably a close second.

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[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Same, it's so weird seeing normal TV or using the internet without blockers. Feels like living in Idiocracy.

[–] The_v@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

One of my most used sites has a banner that says "Sign up for a small fee to remove the ads."

I was a confused for a second, because I had never seen one.

Tried the site with another browser with my default protection off and holy shit, so many ads. The webpage is mostly unusable because of the shear number.

[–] 0x2d@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

so of course I have ublock origin on my computer, AdAway on my phone and pihole on my network, but the school computers actually prevent you from installing any adblocking extensions

anyway at school I see a lot of "download Wave Browser/OneLaunch/PC app store/other random crapware" ads and videos in the corner and I can barely read anything on the site

[–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

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[–] DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah I agree.

It's made me very intolerant of ads. It's kind of surprising how much effort I will invest to avoid ads, and avoid supporting people who make a living from advertising revenue.

[–] sebinspace@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

people who make a living from advertising revenue

That’s a lot of people, lad..

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

...just imagine if they were all doing something productive instead.

Props to @DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de for helping to discourage their parasitic behavior and ushering them toward career paths that might actually utilize their potential in a positive way!

[–] gaydarless@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Does anyone have recommendations on how to block ads on Android without rooting? I've tried AdAway but it doesn't seem to be terribly effective. I'm pretty tied into Chrome and would prefer not to change browsers but I understand I might have to.

[–] Lord_Rhaziel@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Try adguard. Its a system wide blocker(blocks ads in most apps too) and needs no root. Its paid. For free you can use blockada version 5. Get it on fdroid. Or just use adguard dns.

[–] LukeMedia@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Firefox with uBlock origin, setting your DNS to "DNS.adguard.com", and using ReVanced with MicroG for YouTube has worked best for me on a non-rooted phone.

[–] Brahm1nmam@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Change your dsn to dns.adguard.com

Edit: Firefox on Android has unlocked origin as well nowadays