Re: [PLUG] Yipes! Those Web Ads are KILLING Me!

[Casey Bralla via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

I hadn't thought about using the hosts file.  It's a nice solution.  Of 
course, that is essentially what Pi-Hole does  (If the address is an ad 
server, it just gets ignored).  Yes, I could always install an ad 
blocker plug-in, but the elegance of Pi-Hole blocking ads across the 
whole network at a single point  is very appealing.

The real problem is simply the proliferation of people trying to 
monetize my interests.  I can't blame them for trying to make a living, 
and it pays for the web, but what a terrible situation.  I wish I had a 
good solution.



On 3/31/21 7:57 AM, jeffv via plug wrote:
>
> I get really good response (non-response) from a HOSTS list.
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> https://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm
>
> there are addons here and there for different annoyances (FB is huge).
>
>
>
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> On 3/31/21 5:13 AM, Casey Bralla via plug wrote:
>> There was a power glitch in my apartment last week that took out my
>> raspberry pi which had been running Pi-Hole ad blocker.   So now,
>> everything on my home network is using straight DNS whithout any 
>> blocking.
>>
>> Yipes!  It is astounding how MANY ads there are, how targeted they are
>> at me, how frequently offensive they are, and how absolutely
>> overwhelming they are.  Worse, they take several seconds to load on my
>> 45 MBit FiOS connection, which means the web page rebuilds itself while
>> I'm trying to read it.   Yech!!!!
>>
>> This is the same reason I gave up on cable TV years ago.  I'd rather pay
>> for Amazon Prime or Netflix than be bombarded by so much targeted (and
>> frequently offensive!) ad content.
>>
>> What a sorry state the web is.  I guess there is no free lunch, and ads
>> pay the bills, but what an unpleasant experience.   I'm especially
>> confused by sites like slashdot, which techy people (who presumably
>> block most ads) visit.  Do the advertisers know that most sane people
>> block their ads?
>>
>> I don't have a solution to the larger problem, but I'm gonna rebuild my
>> pi-hole machine ASAP.
>>
>> Rant mode off.
>>
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