mobile fandom is literally the worst experience on the internet
just pure pain
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Not Using an Ad-Blocker in 2024 is Impossible
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mobile fandom is literally the worst experience on the internet
just pure pain
I should link my local news website, I made the mistake of visiting it on my work laptop and the amount of ads is the worst I've ever seen on any website lol
Agreed. Wipr is the best and have been using it flawlessly for years now.
This. Also installing one on my parents' PC cut the support time and the "do you know what the fuck this prompt is" calls to almost zero so go figure.
AdGuard app - It can be used phone wide (behind paywall iirc) or just in Safari. Also supports custom filters.
Brave browser - Can be a bit buggy but its serviceable and has a nice playlist feature.
I work for a cybersecurity software firm. IT pushes uBlock for Chrome out to all users. That's all I need to know.
I have to use ad blockers because videos and moving images destroy my ability to concentrate on something. There's no avoiding it these days.
Fandom is like trying to look something up in a dictionary in the middle of a paintball fight while you've got spinning plates in both hands.
Crystal. It was one of the very first and a one time payment.
I liked it better than adguard when I tried the latter a little while back but that's very anecdotal.
I have nextdns setup on my iphone. Its not as great as ublock on android e.g. but it does a good enough job to block most things.
I don't mind ads as long as they're not intrusive. Sadly, most websites don't realize that there is a middle ground between no ads and "let me throw every ad in the world at you".
I've been using a pihole for several months now. It blocks just over 10% of all my network requests, which tells you just how many ads are bolted onto everything now.
But with the pihole I don't really see ads anywhere now, and I pay extra to remove them from streaming services. The only time I see an ad is when I'm watching live sports.
But with the pihole I don't really see ads anywhere now, and I pay extra to remove them from streaming services. The only time I see an ad is when I'm watching live sports.
Whenever i'm on my phone, which I don't have an adblock on, the internet feels almost impossible to use. It's insane.
I don't use an ad-blocker and I feel like I'm going a bit nuts reading people saying stuff like how the internet feels impossible to use.
Fandom, though, I'll grant you that one. Fucking terrible sites on mobile. Better solution to an ad-blocker for Fandom is to just stope using it completely. Full of stuff stolen from other places anyhow.
Fandom, though, I'll grant you that one. Fucking terrible sites on mobile. Better solution to an ad-blocker for Fandom is to just stope using it completely. Full of stuff stolen from other places anyhow.
I'm not sure if Crystal is still maintained? I got it years ago but since then, there has been no updates for 7 years plus it does not show up in my Safari's content blocker selection.
I use Opera webbrowser and it has saved me from ads for over a decade now.
I don't even have a good understanding what a normal plain ass internet looks like because I've been living ad free for years.
It's probably nightmarish, being ad free.
I don't even have a good understanding what a normal plain ass internet looks like because I've been living ad free for years.
It's probably nightmarish, being ad free.
I don't use an adblocker, but I know my router blocks some pop-ups and I already use YouTube Premium.
The worst ads I get are when I'm visiting dodgy websites anyway, so the simplest solution for me would be to just not use them.
The worst ads I get are when I'm visiting dodgy websites anyway, so the simplest solution for me would be to just not use them.
Nah no ad blocker. I don't know if my service provider blocks done or that stuff, but I don't get many ads except via YouTube really. However the places I go to on the internet are very boring and I probably spend more time on Wikipedia than anything.
Obviously Fandom's empire is the best example of terrible ads, but it's the lack of curation from sites that should care. I've been on IGN for guides the past few weeks and I've been directed to a website that says it's scanning my phone and I need to download something to protect it multiple times. IGN, you legit have ads taking me to malware. What. Are. You. Doing?
At that point, you lose any right to ask me to remove it. It's clear you can't hold whoever you work with for ads accountable to properly vet what they allow in. So yes, yes I do.
At that point, you lose any right to ask me to remove it. It's clear you can't hold whoever you work with for ads accountable to properly vet what they allow in. So yes, yes I do.
Big reason why I buy android phones is to use Revanced Youtube tbh. Ads are incredibly intrusive nowadays since services like Youtube have had a whole decade of slow enshittification. Im tempted to do the same for the Twitter app. The ads there are getting crazy. Three in a row or some shit.
Been feeling this a lot. I got an iPad not that long ago and still haven't settled on an iOS ad-blocker. It's pretty stark how much more generally unusable the internet feels in comparison to browsing with uBlock on Chrome. Many sites that feel perfectly fine on my laptop straight up feel like they hate me on my iPad.
Firefox Focus has an ad-blocker feature for Safari. It works well.
I got malware from ads many years ago and it just clutters up the site. I remember my browser being hijack not having an adblocker. Also pop-ups. I never looked back after that.
On mobile, its pretty much mandatory. I'm using uBlock Origin.
On mobile, its pretty much mandatory. I'm using uBlock Origin.
I can't remember a time when I didn't use adblock on desktop.
sonic.fandom.com
sonic.antifandom.com
There's a much easier trick for fandom: type in "antifandom" in the URL and you'll get a clean, ad-free UI.
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I am really surprised by some people saying ads today aren't intrusive like before or that they don't use any sort of blockers like tracking. It's not true at all that they are less intrusive. They are more intrusive than ever before. The entire ad system is based on spyware and tracking. They know what sites you are coming and going to. What you're doing on the Internet. Everything. Just because reputable sites don't necessary have intrusive UX popup ads of the past doesn't mean the ads still being served to you aren't full of intrusion of your online presence. The ad system is the worst it has ever been in terms of intrusion, tracking etc
A few months ago I wanted to read a game review from Eurogamer, they require you to disable ads to be able to access their site. So I was like fair enough, this is what happened every time I deactivated the ad blocker and saw the ads, ads were everywhere with many of them being videos. And then sites wonder why we want to block ads and demand us to deactivate our ad-blockers if we want to visit. I will just stop using your website.
Impossible? I survived the 90's / early 00's internet with popup ads everywhere without using an ad blocker.
If a google search leads me to a page with too many ads, I close the page and try another. I don't mind non intrusive ads and am glad to give a web site clicks (and ad revenue) that uses those.
I usually stick to known web sites though.
If a google search leads me to a page with too many ads, I close the page and try another. I don't mind non intrusive ads and am glad to give a web site clicks (and ad revenue) that uses those.
I usually stick to known web sites though.
Advertising and ads totally killed the internet for me.
Not just usability, but the whole culture. The internet was a better place when people put things online, started a website or made a video (etc), because they was passionate about a subject.
Now it's all patreon, smash that like button, subscribe, and ads ads ads. Money ruins everything, as always. I don't begrudge anyone earning a bit of cash online, but it started overtaking everything else. First it was a bit of ad revenue from clicks or views now its just tied up in everything.
/boomer rant over
Not just usability, but the whole culture. The internet was a better place when people put things online, started a website or made a video (etc), because they was passionate about a subject.
Now it's all patreon, smash that like button, subscribe, and ads ads ads. Money ruins everything, as always. I don't begrudge anyone earning a bit of cash online, but it started overtaking everything else. First it was a bit of ad revenue from clicks or views now its just tied up in everything.
/boomer rant over
It's not that bad. Most sites I go to don't over do it, and I just stop using sites that can't handle their ads.
It's a simple matter of security hygiene. You cannot trust advertising third parties not to misbehave. Don't use in-app browsers either, ever, or if you do, exit as early as possible to a normal browser. You cannot trust companies using in-app browser implementations not to misbehave.
I can't remember a time when I didn't use adblock on desktop.
There's a much easier trick for fandom: type in "antifandom" in the URL and you'll get a clean, ad-free UI.
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog (ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ, Sonikku za Hejjihoggu?, born June 23[22][23][24]) is the titular main protagonist of the Sonic the Hedgehog series and Sega's mascot. He is an anthropomorphic hedgehog born with the ability to run faster than the speed of sound, hence his name. As his species...
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holy shit this is amazing
It's not impossible at all. I don't use one, because I prefer the people who make the content I look at to get paid for it. And the ads are very easy for me to ignore most of the time, and I turn off tracking where I can.
Using an adblocker kind of makes you a freeloader and deprives the site of money for doing what they do.
Using an adblocker kind of makes you a freeloader and deprives the site of money for doing what they do.
I installed an adblocker on my phone because of a discover ad on this very website that blocked the entire page and required 3 steps to get past it.