I see so many posts complaining about ads but never enough posts about using an Ad Blocker. These take a minute to setup, cost nothing, and don’t require you to spend time maintaining them. Let’s make the internet/YouTube usable again!

Desktop Browser

Mobile Browser

  • Safari (iOS): AdGuard (free tier is fine)
  • Firefox (Android): uBlock Origin.
    1. Open Firefox
    2. 3 dot menu in upper right corner
    3. Tap Add-ons
    4. Tap the + icon next to “uBlock Origin”
    5. Tap Add
    6. Tap Okay, Got it
  • tun@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Ads can be blocked using

    • browser extension or application
    • using local DNS server (e.g. pihole on localhost, selfhosted in LAN)
    • using selfhosted service on the internet (pihole, Adguard)
    • public ad-blocking DNS servers (e.g. mullvad or 1.1.1.1 hosted service

    This post is the first method. If you are technical enough do 2 or 3 also. You will not see ads in mobile phones where extensions are limited.

    If not just use the ad blocking DNS server. Mullvad one is compatible with Android private DNS setting.