[wolrah]

Exactly. DNS-based blocking is basically using an oversize hammer to drive nails. It works in some cases, but eventually you're going to run in to either false positives or false negatives depending on how it's configured.

It's basically only actually useful for locked down platforms like certain fruit-flavored mobile devices that don't allow their users to install a proper ad blocker. If you use platforms that respect their users' choices of software you don't need it.

[gruez]

>It's basically only actually useful for locked down platforms like certain fruit-flavored mobile devices that don't allow their users to install a proper ad blocker

not even.

https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/Ge...

https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Aitunes.apple.com+adbl...

[ripdog]

Doesn't work in apps, and how much time do you spend in your mobile browser these days? I don't think most people use it much if at all.