@johnleonard
Once again, #AdBlocking is #InfoSec. Avoiding shady Web sites is infosec, too, because these sites struggle to get legitimate companies to advertise with them.
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Dragon Hacks: Slay Browser Ads
https://firewallsdontstopdragons.com/dragon-hacks-slay-browser-ads/
Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons · Dragon Hacks: Slay Browser Ads - Firewalls Don't Stop DragonsIt's past time to replace Chrome browser. Try using Firefox with uBlock Origin. Just check out the difference and you'll be amazed.
#Microsoft begins turning off #uBlockOrigin and other extensions in #Edge
https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-begins-turning-off-ublock-origin-and-other-extensions-in-edge/
NeowinMicrosoft begins turning off uBlock Origin and other extensions in EdgeMicrosoft is now in the process of turning off Manifest V2-based extensions in Edge, such as uBlock Origin. However, not everything is lost at this point.
#Firefox continues #ManifestV2 support as #Chrome disables MV2 ad-blockers
BleepingComputer · Firefox continues Manifest V2 support as Chrome disables MV2 ad-blockers
Yeah, nah. I choose option 2 instead - block the popup with my adblocker 
Upgraded Pi-hole to the new version 6 this morning. Ran into a few issues. I had to reconfigure the upstream DNS servers. Apparently, those settings were lost during the upgrade. Easily done in the web interface.
Except, it also did not offer to disable lighttpd, so you may need to run 'sudo systemctl stop lighttpd' and/or 'sudo apt remove lighttpd' after the update to get the web interface working again.
https://pi-hole.net/blog/2025/02/18/introducing-pi-hole-v6/#page-content
pi-hole.netIntroducing Pi-hole v6 – Pi-hole
@RachaelAva1024@tech.lgbtI get the impression that if ad companies thought they could get away with forcing people to watch 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 (2⁶⁴) ads in a single video/movie/episode/song/article, they absolutely would if it meant they can make more money in profits. Capitalism doesn't care how you make more money, just that you do, no matter the cost.
@Floppy I don't block advertisements, but I do use privacy enhancing browser extensions. The fact that these extensions are detected as “ad blockers” is evidence that websites are not selling space on their website, they're selling data about their visitors.
One of the easiest ways you can stick it to #facebook / #meta / #instagram is simply to use an ad blocker! Meta operates one of the largest display #ad networks in the world. Over a third of Internet users already use #adblocking... Come on in, the water's nice!
she/her @a66ey@mastodon.socialHey ya'll, mind I didn't have coffee yet and am after a night of mild case of clubbing, but...
... does anyone have experience with accessing web without ad-blocker etc.. and redirecting adds and cookies to /dev/null?
To simulate receiving them? Or something...
Does that even make sense?
@kkarhan@infosec.space@SecurityWriter #AdBlocking is both #security and #aaccessibility tool!
- If a #Website doesn't work with #LynxBrowser over @torproject / #Tor it's inherently #ableist and/or #spyware and should be illegal as it has no legitimate reason for existing!
#Google #GoogleChrome #AdBlockers #AdBlocking: "Google’s new rules will likely affect almost all Chromium browsers, including Chrome and Microsoft Edge (a support page from Microsoft shows that Edge is also losing access to the Web Request API). While that sounds bleak, you still have a couple of options to keep blocking ads like you always have.
For now, there’s an easy but temporary solution to get uBlock Origin or other Manifest V2 ad blockers working again: just turn them back on.
According to Google’s Chromium blog, while the company is currently in the process of automatically disabling all Manifest V2 extensions, which is what your current ad blocker probably is, it will temporarily allow users to manually turn them back on “for a short time.” This toggle will go away “over time,” but given that not everyone is even getting their extensions disabled yet—it seems to be happening in waves, and my uBlock Origin works fine at the moment—you should still see it for now.
If Chrome tells you that it’s turned off your ad blocker, follow these steps to re-enable it."
https://lifehacker.com/tech/google-cracking-down-on-ad-blockers
Lifehacker · Google Is Cracking Down on Ad Blockers, But Here's How You Can Fight BackGoogle is starting to shut down uBlock Origin and other older ad blockers for Chrome, but there are steps you can take to keep blocking ads just like you always have.
Samuel Proulx @fastfinge@interfree.caDoes anyone have any experience with #privaxy for #adblocking? Seems like a better solution than UBlock as all the browsers keep trying to kill it off. https://github.com/barre/privaxy
GitHubGitHub - Barre/privaxy: Privaxy is the next generation tracker and advertisement blocker. It blocks ads and trackers by MITMing HTTP(s) traffic. Also check out my new project, https://www.merklemap.com/Privaxy is the next generation tracker and advertisement blocker. It blocks ads and trackers by MITMing HTTP(s) traffic. Also check out my new project, https://www.merklemap.com/ - Barre/privaxy
@stfn@fosstodon.orgNew blog post!
This time I talk how I set up WireGuard and PiHole to create an tracking and advertisement blocking solution that works wherever I go.
I can now block ads on my smartphone when using any cellular or Wi-Fi network, wherever I go.
And the results are wild, there is so much dirty traffic coming from my smartphone.
Take a look and leave some feedback :)
@neurovagrant you could also take a look at https://nextdns.io/ as an option. It is not free, but you are also not the product. Essentially pihole as a service + a little bit more with the advantage of (easily with simple configuration) protecting you on the go when away from home.
NextDNSNextDNSThe new firewall for the modern Internet
Ще одна причина блокувати рекламу.
Malwarebytes пишуть про т.зв. «malvertising»-кампанію, яка використовує рекламу в Google, щоб змусити користувачів встановлювати шкідливий софт замість Slack (а також Zoom, NordVPN).
Лінк на заразу з'являється на самому початку пошукової сторінки перед офіційним вебсайтом Slack в результатах пошуку.
Крім того, шахраї спершу маскують псевдорекламу таким чином, що вона справді веде на офіційний Slack, протягом певного періоду «розігрівання».
Але з часом змінюють кампанію таким чином, що вона починає переадресовувати зовсім не туди. І ви завантажуєте заразу замість того, що шукали.
Тому раджу користуватися uBlock Origin [ublockorigin.com] — а на додачу увімкнути українські безпекові фільтри [github.com] від @braveinnovators
Malwarebytes · Fraudulent Slack ad shows malvertiser's patience and skills | MalwarebytesOnce again, threat actors seek out Google search ads for top software downloads, but this time they show a lot of patience and bring on evasion tricks.
Und hier nochmal eine Erinnerung, warum wir von #Google unabhängige Browser brauchen: #uBlockOrigin, was die Browsernutzung erträglich macht, fliegt nun wegen der lang angekündigten Umstellung auf #ManifestV3 endgültig aus #Chrome / #Chromium raus. #uBlockLite ist leider komplett kastriert und kann nur rudimentär Werbung blockieren.
#Firefox unterstützt weiter #ManifestV2 und ist die Empfehlung des uBlock Origin Entwicklers gorhill. #Librewolf hat das Add-on vorinstalliert.
GitHubAbout Google Chrome's "This extension may soon no longer be supported"This is the community-maintained issue tracker for uBlock Origin - uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues
｢ But one of the biggest changes is in disallowing "remotely hosted code," which includes the filtering lists that ad blockers keep regularly updated. Ad blockers that want to update their filtering lists, perhaps in response to pivots by platforms like Google's YouTube and ad servers, will have to do so through the Chrome Web Store's review process. Ad-blocking coders see it as an intentional gatekeeping and slowing ｣
Ars Technica · Chrome’s Manifest V3, and its changes for ad blocking, are coming real soon