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Ask HN: What ist your AdBlock strategy?

99 points laserstrahl | 1 comments | 28 Oct 24 12:16 UTC | HN request time: 0.279s | source

Hi, Just installed OpenWRT. Which solutions for ad blocking and other trackers would you recommend? Pi-Hole is not a option, since I don't have one laying around.

So anything else I can try which will work out of the box? For links and guides I'd be happy. PS: I got dual antennas what would come into your mind to do with it?

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newscracker ◴[01 Nov 24 03:32 UTC] No.42013807[source]▶
Whatever you end up using, make sure that there is an easy way to turn it off and on from each client device. A network wide blocker could cause issues with some sites (like banking, as an example).

Tangential topic: I see some suggestions for NextDNS here as an additional layer. I can’t speak for Android, but if you’re looking for iOS/iPadOS/macOS/tvOS, note that NextDNS does not work well on these. The app hasn’t been updated for several years and toggling on the app does nothing (I like the app because I can quickly switch it off and on when needed, which cannot be done with a profile). Most of the time the test page at test.nextdns.io shows as “unconfigured”. Even the profile installation approach does not work on Apple TV (I’ve tried this a few times). Overall, the NextDNS servers around the world exist, but there is zero support and maintenance on the client side for the platforms I mentioned. The community forum has posts about issues that the founders don’t respond to.

At least on macOS, I have Little Snitch that acts as a system wide blocker (one can subscribe to blocking lists just like in uBlock Origin).

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1. corobo ◴[01 Nov 24 12:53 UTC] No.42016466[source]▶
As a possible counter to

> but if you’re looking for iOS/iPadOS/macOS/tvOS, note that NextDNS does not work well on these

If your situation supports it I've had zero issues (since May 2021) using NextDNS via tailscale[1] on all of the above devices[2].

I do realise it's not feasible to ask people to set up a VPN just for some adblocking but it's a decent option if you were going to do it anyway :)

[1]: https://tailscale.com/kb/1218/nextdns

[2]: Yes even tvOS: https://tailscale.com/kb/1280/appletv