q5VtXnYt@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoHow the web became unreadableinfosec.pubimagemessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down10
arrow-up144arrow-down1imageHow the web became unreadableinfosec.pubq5VtXnYt@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square80fedilink
minus-squareLolaCat@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoI 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.
minus-squareSapphicSandwich@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoI shared a link from a movie streaming site not knowing that without uBlock Origin the page was covered in nearly pornographic mobile game ads.
minus-squareTretiak@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years ago … pornographic mobile game ads … What? Jesus.
minus-squareDave@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agonearly pornographic, which describes pretty much all mobile game ads.
minus-squareancedactyl@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoAh the old scantily clad warrior woman being used to advertise… a match-3 game.
minus-squarebeached@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agouBlock is terrible, use brave browser. I cant even use the internet with ublock or adblock plugins, the amount that leaks through is annoying AF.
minus-squareRisk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agouBlock 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.
minus-squarebappity@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoublock origin is the best! I currently use it to filter out all twitter blue users :)
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.
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.
… What? Jesus.
nearly pornographic, which describes pretty much all mobile game ads.
Ah the old scantily clad warrior woman being used to advertise… a match-3 game.
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.
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.
ublock origin is the best! I currently use it to filter out all twitter blue users :)
Why are you on the birdsite?