NoScript too. Websites don't get to load shit until I decide they're allowed to. And even then, I'm only allowing the bare minimum for the site to function.
uMatrix is also a pretty neat addon that's similar to NoScript. It blocks 3rd party HTTP requests similar to NoScript (as most of those are javascript), but it allows more fine-grained control over what specifically you block and allow. For example, I can allow imgur to send images, but block their cookies/scripts/xhr.
Embrace the power of a pi-hole on your network. Most ads are DNS black holed at the DNS level, as is malware, trackers, and any other variant of internet nefariousness. I use a Rasberry Pi 3b/Rasbian OS as the base, and run Pi-Hole on top.
I've heard a couple people talk about this, but I never figured out how it works. Is there something you program into your router? Do you have to buy something?
I suppose that it depends on your router, but I ended up just buying a Raspberry Pi. It’s actually pretty straight forward. If you can configure a home internet router then you can set up Pi Hole.
Be forewarned that it does not block YouTube ads (which are the bane of my existence).
Pi-Hole is software that runs on linux. It basically acts as a domain name proxy, and uses various lists of known domain names to compare all domain requests against. Any domain requests that match domains on the list get dropped.
Generally people run it on some kind of linux device, whether a server of some type, or a stand alone linux machine. Rasberry Pi is one of those low powered single circuit board computers that only costs $20, and can run linux, so that is what I do. I run pi-hole on top of it.
I migrated from Pale Moon to Brave, after being a user for years. Pale Moon simply isn't the project it used to be. There's a huge amount of developer drama, which started impacting getting actual feature requests and bug fixes addressed. On top of that, Pale Moon is simply getting outpaced by the rate the internet is changing. More and more sites are nonfunctional, including just about everything considered "mainstream." It's no longer a browser you can daily drive.
You must have left before Tobi got given the boot. There's no drama anymore. It's also in a much better position feature and bug-wise. You're wrong about the last part. It's not being outpaced by "the rate the internet is changing by". That's all on google. Which you just confirmed by changing to a google browser.. tsk tsk. I use Pale Moon 99% of the time, and it works on most sites. There are ways around the troublesome sites. It isn't the browser that should change, but the sites coding only for google.
uBlock, Adblock Plus, and adblocker ultimate. Because there's no kill like overkill when it comes to ads. I see none.
NoScript too. Websites don't get to load shit until I decide they're allowed to. And even then, I'm only allowing the bare minimum for the site to function.
uMatrix is also a pretty neat addon that's similar to NoScript. It blocks 3rd party HTTP requests similar to NoScript (as most of those are javascript), but it allows more fine-grained control over what specifically you block and allow. For example, I can allow imgur to send images, but block their cookies/scripts/xhr.
I do that on my
tracking devicephone and my router, but I guess I could do it on my PC too.Embrace the power of a pi-hole on your network. Most ads are DNS black holed at the DNS level, as is malware, trackers, and any other variant of internet nefariousness. I use a Rasberry Pi 3b/Rasbian OS as the base, and run Pi-Hole on top.
I've heard a couple people talk about this, but I never figured out how it works. Is there something you program into your router? Do you have to buy something?
I suppose that it depends on your router, but I ended up just buying a Raspberry Pi. It’s actually pretty straight forward. If you can configure a home internet router then you can set up Pi Hole.
Be forewarned that it does not block YouTube ads (which are the bane of my existence).
Pi-Hole is software that runs on linux. It basically acts as a domain name proxy, and uses various lists of known domain names to compare all domain requests against. Any domain requests that match domains on the list get dropped.
Generally people run it on some kind of linux device, whether a server of some type, or a stand alone linux machine. Rasberry Pi is one of those low powered single circuit board computers that only costs $20, and can run linux, so that is what I do. I run pi-hole on top of it.
I've been running a virtual instance of pi-hole for many years. Offloading from the browser to the network is the only way to go.
Get ready for Chrome extension manifest v3, which kills useful adblocker functionality.
Or use Brave, which has ad blocking built in.
Brave's adblocker is nowhere near as powerful as uBlock Origin.
Migrate to Pale Moon, they don't use google's Web Extensions, unlike firefox and chrom/ium browsers.
I migrated from Pale Moon to Brave, after being a user for years. Pale Moon simply isn't the project it used to be. There's a huge amount of developer drama, which started impacting getting actual feature requests and bug fixes addressed. On top of that, Pale Moon is simply getting outpaced by the rate the internet is changing. More and more sites are nonfunctional, including just about everything considered "mainstream." It's no longer a browser you can daily drive.
You must have left before Tobi got given the boot. There's no drama anymore. It's also in a much better position feature and bug-wise. You're wrong about the last part. It's not being outpaced by "the rate the internet is changing by". That's all on google. Which you just confirmed by changing to a google browser.. tsk tsk. I use Pale Moon 99% of the time, and it works on most sites. There are ways around the troublesome sites. It isn't the browser that should change, but the sites coding only for google.
I was watching something on PlutoTV for kicks, and was astounded at how much crap uBlock Origin was picking up.
uBlock Origin alone is enough, adding others will only create conflicts.