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I’m an idiot about this stuff, and I’m sure others are as well. Lemmings to the rescue?

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're going to need to be more specific. Do you mean ads on websites? If so download a content blocker like Adguard.

[–] FakedFunk 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

I’m an idiot about this stuff, and I’m sure others are as well. Lemmings to the rescue?

Done. How about not on browsers? Is there a way to block ads in random apps?

[–] Tandybaum 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Random apps are going to be harder. Best option for your home network will be to setup a pihole. I’ve causally followed it but never actually set one up myself. I’ve heard it’s great.

[–] FakedFunk 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

piHole is just a home network solution; correct? If I leave home it does nothing. Again, I’m an idiot

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Again, I’m an idiot

Just to let you know, if you are willing to learn you are not an idiot at all ;)

[–] legostepper 10 points 1 year ago

It is possible to set up pihole on the free tier of Google cloud and stay connected to it at all times through a VPN. I have been using that for a few years now with minimal issues. Here’s a tutorial on how to do it.

[–] wildcelt 4 points 1 year ago

Pi-hole at home and pi-hole+PiVPN while away. Works perfectly

[–] Tandybaum 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yep, it would only work inside your home network.

You’re not going to have much luck blocking ads within apps with any other option I’m aware of. Maybe android has some OS wide ad blocking but iOS doesn’t.

[–] clubb 2 points 1 year ago

Android has dns66, which kinda works; per example, on youtube, home ads are not blocked. Video ads are though, besides youtube's own ads, which are baked into the app

[–] FakedFunk 1 points 1 year ago

I appreciate you

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Adguard will work in other apps via DNS if you get the premium version.

[–] DustyNipples 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can get a lifetime premium licence for a good discount if you look around. Highly recommended.

Think I got it for about €20

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Yeah I got the family plan off stack social a few years ago for $30. Definitely worth the money.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I tell all my friends to use Brave browser. It works fine out of the box. I've also heard some success with Firefox Focus. You can watch youtube in there too without ads. Configure the settings to allow background audio and you can listen with your phone screen off too.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

The Brave browser was full of ads for crypto currencies last time I looked into it. It hardly seems like a good option for someone who is trying to avoid ads.