• @[email protected]
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    491 year ago

    I always forget how many intrusive ads are on the internet. One time I shared a link to one of my family members and they almost got a virus because of a pop-up ad. The web is actually unusable without uBlock Origin.

    • @[email protected]
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      201 year ago

      I shared a link from a movie streaming site not knowing that without uBlock Origin the page was covered in nearly pornographic mobile game ads.

      • Tretiak
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        81 year ago

        … pornographic mobile game ads

        … What? Jesus.

        • @DaveA
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          111 year ago

          nearly pornographic, which describes pretty much all mobile game ads.

      • @[email protected]
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        61 year ago

        I’ve been jumpscared by hentai ads when I accidentally followed a pirating link to safari rather than firefox. Movie streaming sites are some of the worst offenders.

    • @[email protected]
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      171 year ago

      this is the #1 reason, #2 being the initial reason I started using adblockers in 2010, ads with audio

    • bappity
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      121 year ago

      ublock origin is the best! I currently use it to filter out all twitter blue users :)

    • @[email protected]
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      -21 year ago

      uBlock is terrible, use brave browser. I cant even use the internet with ublock or adblock plugins, the amount that leaks through is annoying AF.

      • @[email protected]
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        131 year ago

        uBlock Origin is not uBlock - uBlock was bought by some company that turned it to shit like many adblockers before it.

        uBlock Origin is, IIRC, the open source superior product.