you only have one internet-capable device you use each month?
i got a phone, two tablets, two laptops, a desktop and a TV.
my phone uses Blockada and firefox with ublock origin, they both block some ads, but some still get through.
one of the tablets is an ipad, which only has the buildin adblock. a lot of ads go through that.
the other is a kindle paperwhite, thankfully without any ads.
the laptops and desktop pc are all using chrome/firefox with ublock origin. most ads are blocked, but some go through just as with my phone.
the TV has several devices connected to it:
- xbox series x: unblockable ads
- nintendo switch: unblockable ads
- nvidia shield: unblockable ads.
for a while i tried to use Pihole for DNS-level adblocking, but it didn't really decrease the amount of ads i saw per day, so i eventually gave up on that.
so yes, i do everything i can to remove adverts from my life, and am nonetheless unable to remove them entirely.
as such internet adverts will still influence me and few people invest as much time into blocking them as i do, which makes them generally more effective.
the reason i pointed out AdBlock Plus specifically was because of how many people use it. most of these people still see ads, because that specific adblocker only blocks advertisements from advertisers which haven't paid eyeo (the corp behind that extension) money.
Last I heard, Nvidia Shield may have hardcoded DNS endpoints embedded via raw IP address. Your conventional PiHole setup won't work. You'll have to blackhole the ad DNS traffic entirely by blocking the Nvidia Shield's IP traffic to anywhere outside your network. Honestly, it's pretty sad the lengths we're having to go to for privacy, but... There it is.
i got a phone, two tablets, two laptops, a desktop and a TV.
my phone uses Blockada and firefox with ublock origin, they both block some ads, but some still get through.
one of the tablets is an ipad, which only has the buildin adblock. a lot of ads go through that. the other is a kindle paperwhite, thankfully without any ads.
the laptops and desktop pc are all using chrome/firefox with ublock origin. most ads are blocked, but some go through just as with my phone.
the TV has several devices connected to it:
for a while i tried to use Pihole for DNS-level adblocking, but it didn't really decrease the amount of ads i saw per day, so i eventually gave up on that.so yes, i do everything i can to remove adverts from my life, and am nonetheless unable to remove them entirely. as such internet adverts will still influence me and few people invest as much time into blocking them as i do, which makes them generally more effective.
the reason i pointed out AdBlock Plus specifically was because of how many people use it. most of these people still see ads, because that specific adblocker only blocks advertisements from advertisers which haven't paid eyeo (the corp behind that extension) money.