Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months agoHow do I use uBlock to hide threads with certain urls?message-squaremessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up112arrow-down1message-squareHow do I use uBlock to hide threads with certain urls?Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square23fedilinkfile-text
The filter I use to hide threads based on keywords doesn’t seem to work for urls but I’m sure this is possible aswell.
minus-squareCrackhappy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoMy original question was badly framed. I know what ad blockers are. I just don’t know why people use them.
minus-squareAndromxda 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇹🇼@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoBecause ads are annoying as fuck, slow down websites and collect all kinds of data from your browser to analyze your web browsing behavior and then sell that information to the highest bidder
minus-squareFal@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoThe web is literally unusable without ad blockers. Your question is like asking “why should I stop bashing my face into the wall?”
My original question was badly framed. I know what ad blockers are. I just don’t know why people use them.
Because ads are annoying as fuck, slow down websites and collect all kinds of data from your browser to analyze your web browsing behavior and then sell that information to the highest bidder
The web is literally unusable without ad blockers. Your question is like asking “why should I stop bashing my face into the wall?”