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"Keep your ad blocker on", does it turn itself off randomly if you don't pay? (lemmy.world)

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[-] [email protected] 206 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Get Firefox
Get uBlock Origin: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/

[-] [email protected] 100 points 1 month ago

Step 1 is critical because ad blockers on Chrome (for obvious reasons) have some limitations. Even the developer of uBlock origin recommends Firefox: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-best-on-Firefox

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