soop, 2 months ago

@syntaxseed it's not a problem if you use the right ad blocker! uBlock Origin has never let me down. it blocks ads on youtube and the sites you've linked with no issues whatsoever

syntaxseed, 2 months ago

@soop I'm pretty sure it's my browser they are objecting to. I use @Vivaldi and it has built-in privacy & ad blocking features. So even if I disable Adblock & Ublock Origin... the sites still don't like me. 🤷‍♀️

soop, 2 months ago

@syntaxseed you could try disabling vivaldi's in-built ad blocker. also, don't use other ad blockers along with ublock origin, it's largely pointless and may even be counterproductive

syntaxseed, 2 months ago

@soop I refuse to cripple my browser for these sites. There are always other websites.... Like @gamingonlinux . 😁

soop, 2 months ago

@syntaxseed no really don't use ublock origin along with simularily purposed extensions. this is coming from uBO's author

syntaxseed, 2 months ago

@soop Colour me shocked that a recommendation is not to use competitors' products. 😆

I find there are a few things each catches that the other doesn't. Been rocking this way for many years & have been quite happy with my ad free experience. 😊

mwop, 3 months ago

@syntaxseed I'm seeing more and more of it everywhere. On the one hand, I'm bummed (it'd be really nice to read past the headline!), but on the flip side, it also feels like I'm getting more free time...

syntaxseed, 3 months ago

@mwop Same. More & more I'm just throwing up my hands & going offline.

heiglandreas, 3 months ago

@syntaxseed @mwop I can't just "disable my adblocker". My DNS is just not resolving that spammy website (pihole for the win).

Ah well. Most of the time it's not important enough to fiddle with that. 🤷

syntaxseed, 3 months ago

Latest culprits:

gamerant.com
gamerevolution.com
gamerjournalist.com

👎👎