So, on a lark, I got the cheapest EU cloud instance I could find, and I set up #AdGuard and enabled #DNSoverHTTPS.

Then I loaded the #DoH profile into my mobile devices and now I have ad blocking, encrypted DNS no matter where I am.

This is a huge quality of life improvement, one fewer vector for #ads to attack my mental health.

"From ADS to SciX: What I wish I knew about ADS/SciX during my Ph.D."

Great blog post about some very useful features of the ADS/SciX search engine such as non-traditional resource discovery.

https://scixplorer.org/scixblog/what-i-wish-i-knew-about-ads-scix-during-my-phd

#research #astronomy #ADS #SciX
#secondOrderSearch

Gmail is popular & free. But the cost for Gmail is high.

Ads in the web client
Ads in the app
Ads in the Social & Promotion tab

Do you block #Gmail #ads - or is there no need (for obvious reasons)? Let us know how in the comments!

More: https://tuta.com/blog/block-gmail-ads

People really need to set up a dns black hole, use #pihole #pfsense with #pfblockerng use something.

Essentially a mini PC sits between my devices and the internet and filters it.

I am subscribed a bunch of lists that allow my device to block malware, adware, ads and other things I don't want my devices to connect to.

You can't trust most devices so you need to control your connection.

Also, use #Grapheneos

#privacy #security #fuckgoogle #apple #ads

https://pi-hole.net/

I love that my Debian desktop and laptop doesn't bombard me with constant ads and tracking like Windows 10/11 does.

Sure, tools like Chris Titus's winutil can help debloat Windows, but for me, switching to Linux Mint is the way to go.

- https://linuxmint.com

I wish I could disable the annoying AF mobile ads Netflix is now ramming down your throat every time you open the progressively worse app.

If it wasn't for shows I'd like to finish, I'd already cancel my subscription because of this

.#discord adding video #ads just proves it again if the technology isn't created and owned by a gay furry it is better to avoid it.

Anyone already created a quality seal for this?

They couldn't even wait for the IPO.

The Discord app is getting video ads in June

https://www.engadget.com/apps/the-discord-app-is-getting-video-ads-in-june-130054000.html?src=rss

Block Ads With Linux Based Pi-Hole!

https://video.fosshq.org/videos/watch/02df77ad-e193-4f05-8c84-54d284d75745

What's up with mastodon.social instance @Gargron?
Yesterday it was cdn.concert.io and today it's admanager.concert.io.

There is absolutely no explanation over why they are integrated with the instance. Once again thanks to #TrackerControl which exposed these integrations.

It's time to ditch the mastoson.social instance.

Britain Wants Ukraine’s Minerals Too
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/03/13/britain-wants-ukraines-minerals-too/
“It’s not just Trump.” Mark Curtis reports on the U.K.’s scramble for Ukraine’s natural resources. By Mark Curtis Declassified UK When U.K. officials signed a 100-year partnership with Ukraine in mid-January, they claimed to be Ukraine’s “preferred partner” in developing…
#Politics #Commentary #TrumpAdministration #U.s. #Ukraine #UnitedKingdon #Ads #Bae #BgvGroup #ConflictMinerals #DonaldTrump #ForeignSecretaryDavidLammy #MarkCurtis #PresidentVolodymrZelensky #RareEarthMinerals #RioTinto #Rothschild&CoBank #U.k.PrimeMinisterKeirStarmer

I know I deserve it for watching YouTube in the first place, but y’all, every single ad this morning is 90 minutes unless I skip it once I’m allowed to skip it.

Every ad. 90 minutes. WTF.

We just tried to check out on the #Sonic app and it offered us a pop-up ad for financing our food. Then Capital One, finally then Disney+/Hulu. I asked to speak to the manager and asked them to relay to the District Manager that I wouldn't be shopping with them anymore while it was happening

#enshittifaction #capitalism #ads @pluralistic

Google’s 'consent-less' Android tracking probed by academics:

How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app. No warning, no opt-out, and no consent.

https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/04/google_android/

Microsoft begins turning off uBlock Origin and other extensions in Edge…

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-begins-turning-off-ublock-origin-and-other-extensions-in-edge/

It was of course a matter of time. Have a look at this post for alternative browsers:

https://graphics.social/@metin/112947624764737298

Hallo allseits!

Kennt jemand eine*n Psychiater*in in #Berlin oder Umgebung, der noch Leute annimmt und sich mindestens ein wenig mit #ADS #ADHS auskennt?

#Disenshittify, NOW!! We have a chance: #IP!!

"…thanks to internal memos published during last year's #monopoly trial against #Google, we know what they did. They made #search worse. They reduced the system's accuracy it so you had to search twice or more to get to the answer, thus doubling the number of queries, and doubling the number of #ads.

Meanwhile, Google entered into a secret, illegal collusive arrangement with #Facebook, codenamed #JediBlue, to rig the ad market, fixing prices so advertisers paid more and publishers got less." @pluralistic
#adtech
https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/26/ursula-franklin/