I literally haven’t seen anyone even mention it anywhere on the internet as if it never existed, when it comes to Ad blockers I always see uBO recommended with absolutely no mention whatsoever of ABP why? What makes it better than ABP? What happened to it? or maybe I’m wrong and ABP is not as well known as I think it is.

I have been using ABP for many years until someday don’t remember when I switched to uBO because I read that it is “the best ad blocker”.

I maybe need a history lesson as everything on the matter seems so vague to me and the whole situation is super weird

    • LinkOpensChest.wav
      16·
      1 year ago

      Honestly, back when most normal sites just had banner ads, I wasn’t too concerned.

      It was only when they started intruding inside actual videos and making every news site look like the sites we were warned never to visit back in the 90s that I ever considered using an ad blocker.

    • Doug [he/him]@midwest.socialEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      If you’re blocking them all how do you know how obtrusive or obnoxious they are?

      Secondarily, why do you think that is? Have they gotten more or less instant since ad blockers have been an option?

      I’m not at all against ad blockers. I’ve got a Pi-hole myself. I just think blocking every ad ever is doing a lot more for the problem than it is to help

      • miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml
        11·
        1 year ago

        If you’re blocking them all how do you know how obtrusive or obnoxious they are?

        Every now and then, I deactivate my blocker because I’m curious to see, and I almost throw up

        • Doug [he/him]@midwest.socialEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          Sounds like a pretty weak constitution if you can’t stomach looking at something so mundane. I hope you don’t drive.

          And great job ignoring the other part.

            • Doug [he/him]@midwest.socialEnglish
              1·
              1 year ago

              Nice enough to be considerate of the low level employees who only have jobs because the company they work for has ads on their site.

              • miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml
                4·
                1 year ago

                If these ads were unobtrusive, off to the side, not serving as trackers, and not speaking the most flashy design language someone’s ever screamed at me, then I would respect them.

                Everyone’s gotta pay the bills, but todays online ads make up quite a few of the reasons the modern internet turned to shit.

                • Doug [he/him]@midwest.socialEnglish
                  1·
                  1 year ago

                  Then it’s not every ad. That’s the whole thing I’ve been trying to establish to plenty of people this whole time.