![]() The AdBlock extension natively supports AdBlock Plus filter subscriptions and implements the same syntax for Firefox. A little bit more about uBlock OriginĪnother free, open-source software proposition, uBlock Origin, was created in 2014 to help block advertising messages on websites. It is a cross-platform browsing extension that filters content. The uBlock Origin feature is available in the following web browsers:Ĭontrary to AdBlock, the uBlock Origin browser extension is less memory-intensive, which has earned the service praise from tech and other specialized sites. Its primary goal is to help users with the tools to make their own choice regarding content filtering. UBlock was created, founded, and developed by Raymond Hill. By the start of 2018, the Chrome extension surpassed 10 million active users, and Firefox had over 5 million active users.I am a firm believer in allowing websites with well-behaved adverts to continue to advertise. They need the money and deserve a little revenue to help keep the lights on. I also believe that those websites that feature annoying or intrusive ads deserve to have them blocked. Only by hitting them in the wallet will anything ever change. Online advertising has a couple of overheads. The web page is larger and takes longer to load. Graphical ads require more resources to display and will eat up more RAM. On a decent computer, this will make no difference but on a mobile it does impact the user experience. On a mobile using cell data, it is felt even more. Examples of advertising networks being hacked to serve infected ads are many. This means if you allow online advertising, you need to have a malware scanner and antivirus running on your computer at all times. ![]() Arguably, you should have them running at all times anyway, but ads are another risk vector we could do without. When you go into Adblock Plus Options, you will see the ‘Allow some non-intrusive advertising’ option is checked by default. Adblock Plus differs from uBlock Origin in that it does not block all ads. It is designed to only block intrusive ads such as popups while allowing other ads through. This is fine and I have no problem with seeing sensible ads but it means I am loading those ads and potentially exposed to any malware infected adverts. Aside from that, the browsing experience is maintained.įor most users Adblock Plus is also an install and forget extension. After 300k i believe the traffic is routed through the public adguard dns server and it still blocks ads but the non customised lists you have.You may want to check the filter list and uncheck the non-intrusive ad option but you don’t need to do anything else. You will need to purchase it though cause 300k is not enough. So if you are setting it up for the whole family, cloud dns is the best and easiest way. You can block js and stuff using its element picker. There is no maintaining needed at the device end.įor my primary machines i use just the extension because you get more granular controls and it's free. I also like how you don't need to install anything on any of the devices to get started. The dashboard just makes it easier to see what each device is getting up to. Use Blocklists (from a selection of lists). What i like about the adguard DNS cloud is the ease of connecting all the devices. 300k seems to be fine for all of them, but surely not enough if you hook up your primary devices. None of these are like my daily driver or something that i use all the time. I have my Chromebook, iPad, extra phone and a few browsers connected to it. I've been using the adguard DNS "cloud" version now for all secondary devices. - Online reporting tool for missed ads/false positives. ![]() ![]()
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