The filter I use to hide threads based on keywords doesn’t seem to work for urls but I’m sure this is possible aswell.
You mean for Lemmy, or general web browsing?
If it’s for Lemmy, I can’t help you with ublock, but this Tampermonkey script works perfectly: greasyfork.org/…/471718-lemmy-post-keyword-filter
Crackhappy@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I am going to ask a stupid question here, in no stupid questions. I have never used an ad blocker. I’ve been on the internet since before the world wide web was invented. What, exactly, is the purpose of ad blockers?
Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 11 months ago
It does what the name suggests: it blocks ads on web pages leaving you with a lot cleaner interface. On some pages the change is purely cosmetic but others like YouTube are completely unusable without one. Why don’t just give it a shot and see by yourself. Look for the uBlock Origin extension for your browser and see how you like it. You can easily toggle it on and off and see how different sites look. It takes literally 30 seconds to install.
Crackhappy@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Thanks, Thorny Insight. I’ve never felt the need to install an ad blocker, but perhaps I should, just to see the internet the way everyone else does these days.
jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Thanks for taking the time to help a fellow user!
Great explaination and straight to the point!
redcalcium@lemmy.institute 11 months ago
Lucky you! Just install one right now and experience a less annoying, faster loading web!
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Are you a bot, or a troll? Or just not understand English? Because it’s in the name.
Crackhappy@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Regrettably I am neither.
pinchcramp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
Do you ever visit a website and feel like you have to put on a condom or else you get something nasty?
That’s essentially what an ad blocker is.
thermal_shock@lemmy.world 11 months ago
load ublock origin, then reload any website that had a lot of ads on it. huge difference