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1. kerkes+q9[view] [source] 2023-02-23 21:34:56
>>taubek+(OP)
At this point it's irresponsible for browsers not to come with ad blocking preinstalled.
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2. freedi+uG[view] [source] 2023-02-24 00:22:33
>>kerkes+q9
You are correct ads have become popups of late 90s. Yet, very few browsers do, as most of them depend directly or indirectly on ad revenue.

AFAIK only Orion browser [1] comes with full 1st party and 3rd party ad and tracker blocking, by default.

[1] https://browser.kagi.com

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3. Eisens+iN[view] [source] 2023-02-24 01:09:40
>>freedi+uG
Brave browser is literally built to block ads.
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4. freedi+7R[view] [source] 2023-02-24 01:35:00
>>Eisens+iN
Except that it does not block first party ads by default (and also makes money by serving their own first party ads to users).
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5. Eisens+nb1[view] [source] 2023-02-24 04:32:32
>>freedi+7R
I don't see any ads. You can turn them off.
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6. freedi+4P2[view] [source] 2023-02-24 17:31:14
>>Eisens+nb1
You can not say a browser is built to block ads when showing ads is literally how it makes money. You maybe turned it off, but most people didn't. If everybody turned it off, it would not have a revenue stream.
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7. Eisens+NX3[view] [source] 2023-02-24 23:06:14
>>freedi+4P2
> You can not say a browser is built to block ads when showing ads is literally how it makes money.

Sure I can:

It was built to block ads. You have to tell it to do so in a way that blocks "all of them" otherwise it just blocks the terrible/annoying/malicious ones.

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