boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoMajority of Americans now use ad blockerswww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square280fedilinkarrow-up11.2Karrow-down18cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.ml
arrow-up11.19Karrow-down1external-linkMajority of Americans now use ad blockerswww.theregister.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square280fedilinkcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.ml
minus-squarevikinglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months agoI’ve been blocking ads since 1998, thanks to WebWasher. That acted as a local proxy that blocked all known ad urls. No heuristics, no algorithms, no nothing. Back in the good old days that was plenty.
I’ve been blocking ads since 1998, thanks to WebWasher. That acted as a local proxy that blocked all known ad urls. No heuristics, no algorithms, no nothing. Back in the good old days that was plenty.