Current Events > Google to Kill Ad-blocking VPNs

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Damn gonna be a lot of intrusive ads on Android and ChromeOS. Apparently Apple already restricts some of those apps.

https://www.techradar.com/news/google-to-stop-android-vpn-apps-blocking-ads

I don't consent to ads.

Who really uses chrome though? Lol. I use Brave. Never have to worry about a single ad or pop up on any site. No ads on YouTube or other video sites. It's strange if anyone uses chrome still

Sounds like they're just kicking them off of the Play Store. Should still be able to download and install them manually or through an open-source repo like f-droid.

The one I use was never allowed on the play store in the first place.

i was just thinking today "Apple really wants to push ads lately, i wonder if they'll kill VPNs that have adblocking features on their phones"

and then i see google wants to do something similar lol.

thank god for my pihole.

Windows 10 Mobile is looking pretty fine, right now.

coolguyjimmy posted...

Windows 10 Mobile is looking pretty fine, right now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLikP6BDH5w

As long as custom DNS exists it will be the superior adblocking option.

dns.adguard.com

Kombucha posted...

As long as custom DNS exists it will be the superior adblocking option.

dns.adguard.com

$50 to install?

Mezcla posted...

i was just thinking today "Apple really wants to push ads lately, i wonder if they'll kill VPNs that have adblocking features on their phones"

and then i see google wants to do something similar lol.

thank god for my pihole.

VPNs on iOS are still pretty broken regardless
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/08/ios-vpns-still-leak-traffic-more-than-2-years-later-researcher-claims/

I use Netscape Navagator. They don't even write ad scripts for my browser

Well duh...it kills their revenue

https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338

Reminder they also plan to neuter the API that ad blocking extensions use

MarcoRubio posted...

I use Netscape Navagator. They don't even write ad scripts for my browser

It is super unsafe to use non updated browsers.

Rexdragon125 posted...

Reminder they also plan to neuter the API that ad blocking extensions use

yup.

Firefox is right there, waiting for you. Go ahead. Embrace the fox
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/

Steffenfield posted...

$50 to install?

It's free. You just go into your DNS settings on your phone or browser and input the address.

Rikishi posted...

Who really uses chrome though? Lol. I use Brave. Never have to worry about a single ad or pop up on any site. No ads on YouTube or other video sites. It's strange if anyone uses chrome still

I got brave recently. Before it, I was literally unwilling to use browsers on my phone at all except in emergencies.

Tyranthraxus posted...

The one I use was never allowed on the play store in the first place.

DNS66?

Pretty sure Firefox on PC and mobile can use ublock fuck google

FigureOfSpeech posted...

I got brave recently. Before it, I was literally unwilling to use browsers on my phone at all except in emergencies.

That's cool!! Glad you came into the Brave family. Definitely best browser phone I ever had. I been using it for a year now. Every website feels better now without ads and pop ups. Easier to download stuff from places without a page redirect and such.

Mezcla posted...

yup.

Firefox is right there, waiting for you. Go ahead. Embrace the fox
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/

For Android devices, there's also the Mull browser
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/us.spotco.fennec_dos/

Better default privacy settings, and you can also add an add-on collection to have more extensions than vanilla Firefox
https://github.com/Divested-Mobile/Mull-Fenix/issues/6#issuecomment-865333904

ATTN: Google
Cease and desist, your greed is not a valid reason to expose me to ITIs (Internet-Transmitted Infections).

I dont get why these companies will spend millions on this shit instead of just investing in safe, non-intrusive ads that people dont feel like they need to block.

Luckily Android makes it extremely easy to sideload apps.

s0nicfan posted...

Luckily Android makes it extremely easy to sideload apps.

Yes extremely easy. Pretty much any app or game on the Google play store can be found on various APK sites. So there's a lot of people who don't want anything to do with Google or their play store, and go to other places online to get their downloads

i dont worry because there will be ad killer killer

King_Rial posted...

DNS66?

It's the Adguard vpn. Different from the Adguard dns server but it's the same people

https://i.imgur.com/XU9VN7I.png

Google not even pretending they are not a greedy scum bag company.

RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted...

Google not even pretending they are not a greedy scum bag company.

Yup. Makes me glad I've never been a Chrome fan.

Remember when Google changed their motto? Lol

Rikishi posted...

Who really uses chrome though? Lol. I use Brave. Never have to worry about a single ad or pop up on any site. No ads on YouTube or other video sites. It's strange if anyone uses chrome still

It's compatible with most programs, or interfaces from my exp, and they function better as well. So if something like a specific)], page, or login isn't working for me on Firefox I'll use Chrome and it likely will.

Always surprised in these topics that Ghostery is never brought up.

privacy badger is better

Just think that the most talented minds in the country are being forced to use their skills towards actively making things more annoying for their users

themaster627 posted...

Always surprised in these topics that Ghostery is never brought up.

Firefox has basically built in ghostery now.

Dropped Chrome when it kept memory leaking. This makes me glad I made the jump to Firefox.