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January 8, 2018 00:40
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Subject: Ad blockers
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Here are the two ad blockers I use and recommend: | |
Adblock Plus: | |
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock-plus/cfhdojbkjhnklbpkdaibdccddilifddb?hl=en-US | |
uBlock Origin: | |
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm?hl=en-US | |
(Be aware that there are scammy ad-blockers with very similar names. These are the trustworthy ones.) | |
The big difference between the two is that by default Adblock Plus lets some ads through (which follow their Acceptable Ads policy[1]), and is slightly less likely to get in the way when I'm using legitimate sites. | |
[1]: https://adblockplus.org/acceptable-ads | |
uBlock Origin takes a harder line and blocks all ads, everywhere, and in exchange I’ve found it to be slightly more likely to get in the way when I’m using a legitimate site. (Although it’s easy to disable temporarily for an hour or so, or permanently, for individual sites.) | |
I’ve used them both, they both work, they’re both trustworthy, and either one is good hand-washing practice right now while Microsoft & Google & the rest of us are working on patches and larger fixes. :-) |
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