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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Nimous@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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I would like to pirate on my phone sometimes and the ads on websites are problem. I'm not newbie, I know I can install firefox and get the uBlock on it but firefox android is a little bit slow so I prefer to use Opera browser; opera has an ad blocker but it's a joke compared to uBlock. I'm in a restricted country and my phone is not rooted, so if I use ad block apps like AdAway or Adgaurd they need to create a VPN connection in order to function unless the phone is rooted, and that VPN connection doesn't let me to enable another VPN in order to visit filtered websites or apps.

I'm not stuck, but felt if I ask here there may be another smart solution for ad blocking on android that can solve these small problems; and the solution would help other people so be kind and provide what you have.

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[–] Turbo@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Have you heard about pihole for DNS blocking ? You m might have success when at home on wifi as this would greatly cut down on ads and trackers.

Otherwise, if you think Firefox is too slow to pirate (not sure I understand that, but ok) you can try another browser .. maybe try Brave? Ya, maybe some negative publicity lately, but I'm not sure it bothers me, or perhaps I don't understand what exactly they might be selling of my info..

[–] Nimous@lemmy.dbzer0.com -5 points 1 year ago

I'm sure I mentioned that opera is my main browser because it's faster. And I don't care much about my data being sold to chinese government because 1. I'm in a restricted country and they can't take any usage of my info. 2. I hide myself in other ways.