[purple_ferret]

Really amazing how much money they keep squeezing out search

But it's basically impossible to escape the ads on it these days, so it's not surprising.

[tryptophan]

>t it's basically impossible to escape the ads on it these days, so it's not surprising

ublock origin seems to do fine.

Unless you are suggesting that the ad-ladden SEO'd pages are their real product?

[daitangio]

Also PiHole is a great tool. I suggest it it you Walt a very good ads shield :)

[ProllyInfamous]

I have used a PiHole ever since I learned that LittleSnitch resolves DNS queries (to IP) before the dialog prompts whether to Allow/Deny a connection to the unlisted host. It is an added bonus that I can route my entire subnet to the local PiHole, which prevents rogue software/OS/devices/phones from initiating undesired connections. If you know how to make a few simple IPfilter rules, you can even stop hard-coded devices (e.g. smart TVs) from phoning home with internal DNS IP addresses — all you have to do is capture all DNS queries, IPs included.

Simply blocking pagead2.google.com and googlesyndicate.com will remove 50%+ of website advertising. ReGex rules allow for ads.* (etc.), and these rules apply on your entire local network. For an added bonus, you can then use your local PiHole to resolve DNS queries remotely (e.g. from your phone) — just all around an incredible product!

/r/PiHole

[dylan604]

How do you keep the level of service from PiHole once you leave your local network?

[friendlydog]

Run it locally on docker.

[dylan604]

On a mobile device?

[stjohnswarts]

Ublock will get you 99% of the way there tho unless for some reason you're stuck using chrome. Then usually brave or vivaldi will fill in the gap. Avoid chrome always.

[purple_ferret]

Even with ublock I'll stumble into a google ad for when I search for something like a restaurant or hotel

[missedthecue]

I just tested "macbook pro for sale" without and without ublock and they disappeared when I turned it on. Are you able to produce an ad in a search result right now with ublock enabled?

[iqanq]

Not my experience.

[riku_iki]

Can you use ublock when searching on android or iphone?

[cobertos]

uBlock works with Firefox's mobile browser

[riku_iki]

Do you personally use Firefox's mobile browser for searching in Google? Does it work well with voice commands?

[stjohnswarts]

I don't use voice at all other than "set an alarm for ____" but firefox search works just fine and ublock origin works great on it. It's a little slower than chrome but you would never notice it unless you're doing ms level tests on it.

[cobertos]

For searching in Google? I use Google with the Firefox mobile browser, yes. I also don't use voice commands on any platform, just transcription GBoard and I've had no issues.

[v7p1Qbt1im]

On iOS you can use adguard or blokada and integrate it into Safari.

[paulpauper]

Not just search. it is the entire internet, save for Facebook's properties and few others. huge.

[mrfusion]

Out of broken search actually. Pretty amazing.