q5VtXnYt@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoHow the web became unreadableinfosec.pubimagemessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down10cross-posted to: memes@lemmy.ml
arrow-up139arrow-down1imageHow the web became unreadableinfosec.pubq5VtXnYt@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square67fedilinkcross-posted to: memes@lemmy.ml
minus-squareLolaCat@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year 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-up1·1 year 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-up0·1 year ago … pornographic mobile game ads … What? Jesus.
minus-squareDave@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agonearly pornographic, which describes pretty much all mobile game ads.
minus-squareancedactyl@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAh the old scantily clad warrior woman being used to advertise… a match-3 game.
minus-squarebappity@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoublock origin is the best! I currently use it to filter out all twitter blue users :)
minus-squarebeached@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year 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-up1·1 year 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.
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 origin is the best! I currently use it to filter out all twitter blue users :)
Why are you on the birdsite?
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.