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[โ€“] 6 points 9 months ago (7 children)

There is no device in my house with an adblock of some kind, even my router has one.

The best way to hate is to never acknowledge at all

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 9 months ago* (3 children)

    Hi, noob here.

    What type of ads do routers with adblock manage to filter that normal browser extensions cannot? Thanks

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 9 months ago*

    A network "ad block" is just a DNS level block. If a Roku TV tries to reach ads.roku.net or whatever, the router can simply refuse to forward the request.

    This is actually really useful beyond ad blocking. You can block known malicious sites as well.

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  • [โ€“] -2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    The problem is the harm to small bloggers and creators that need ads to survive.

    I recommend routing your browser around your router ad block by changing its DNS then using uBlock Origin to whitelist the sites you want to support. You can block third party cookies and fingerprinting to mitigate the tracking.

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