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How do you handle "disable your adblock" type sites? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago by incognito08@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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I know, I know, the wisest thing to do is to abandon them, but today I came across a site that I simply couldn't bypass because it always blocked me with an extremely stupid "disable your adblock" video, that infuriated me so much... I would 100% migrate to torrents if I didn't find such unique catalogs on these sites.

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[-] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 year ago

I guess rethinking the browser metaphor could help.

Like who tells you that ads couldnt just be displayed on an invisible popup window? Or a second screen?

Those sites generally detect if you dont load certain content. So I guess cosmetic filtering (downloading but not displaying) could already help

[-] Stretch@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago

I like this idea. It reminds me (a little) of adnauseam.

[-] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 1 points 1 year ago

Right, uBlock Origin does have a cosmetic filtering-only option, as well!

I would recommend against it, for your privacy.

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