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[–] rickdg@lemmy.world 81 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I used to recommend uBlock as a no-brainer, now folks really need to change towards a better browser.

[–] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 33 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Or get network wide blocking. Doesn’t prevent everything but it does prevent most ads. Makes the internet tolerable at least.

[–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 61 points 2 months ago (1 children)

nah, lets get them switched away from chromium based spy machines.

[–] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Not everyone can. Work machines for instance.

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Can't install extensions on a work machine but you can add a network wide blocker?

[–] kjaeselrek@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Possibly, if you work from home

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Wouldn't a company VPN bypass all that even though you are using your own internet connection to connect to the outside world?

[–] kjaeselrek@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

Maybe, I guess I don’t know enough to answer that. I do know that being on a company VPN isn’t always a requirement, though.

Either way, I’m not trying to argue for one approach to ad blocking over another as a one-size-fits-all solution, I just wanted to point out that it’s possible to have more control over the network than the computer in some cases.

[–] kill_dash_nine@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Typically yes, assuming that the company VPN sets DNS to a set of company DNS servers. That is how my company’s works and several others I’ve worked for in the past.

[–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

sadly, agreed. mindshare leads to adoption, tho - so putting Firefox in front of more faces is always a positive. after all, its how google dominates.

[–] shininghero@pawb.social 7 points 2 months ago

Depends on how lax the IT department is when it comes to random executables. I was able to move the firefox installer to the appdata root, and run a non-admin install to my user profile.

[–] rickdg@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Something like NextDNS as a no-brainer? It works but hits the limit of the free tier if people use it beyond their phone.

[–] GustavoFring@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

ControlD then.

[–] nickhammes@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

PiHole and a TailScale exit node so you can use it for DNS whether or not you're on your home network.

[–] Alph4d0g@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 months ago

Or a variation of this is TailScale configured to use NextDNS and a TS exit node. That's for anyone who doesn't want to maintain a PiHole. I've done both. Personal choice.

[–] datendefekt@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

Pihole is good for a private network, but you can forget it in a work setting, especially corporate networks.

[–] abbadon420@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

I recommended pihole to my senior webdeveloper. She didn't know about it and was blown away by the concept. She installed it immediately and is now living happily ad free.