• T0RB1T@lemmy.ca
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    10 months ago

    This is actually huge.

    I’m far FAR from an Apple user, but the moment this is available, I’ll be seeing if I can install FireFox with µBlock Origin on my partner’s phone.

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      10 months ago

      For what it’s worth you can get uBO on Orion browser right now.

      Last time I tried to use that browser it was too buggy for me though.

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      10 months ago

      Blocking is far better on the VPN routing level then bothering with a browser extension.

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        10 months ago

        Cool! Are you talking about something like pi-hole or something else? In what way is it going to lead to better outcomes? I already have a pretty much flawless experience with my adblockers (especially when it comes to easily creating custom rules, using the element zapper, and testing new blocklists).

        I find that my suite of browser extensions serves me really well, and it keeps working even when I enable my VPN, but something like pi-hole stops working if you do that.

        How does the solution you’re talking about differ? How does it provide a better experience?

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        10 months ago

        It’s the other way around. DNS based filters are more efficient since connection attempt is simply dropped before it reaches your device, but browser based adblocks are a lot more feature rich allowing blocking specific HTML elements not just domains.

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            10 months ago

            Same here, but I have disabled it for Firefox and let uBlock handle browser. Some sites detected and disliked DNS level blocking.