[badpun]

TIL: not everyone on HN uses an ad blocker.

[coffeeblack]

I don’t. Instead I use a /etc/hosts file. Much better imo, because I don’t have some external script that has access to the content and input of all my web pages.

[timbit42]

Best to use both. uBlock Origin does more than block IPs.

For YouTube, I also highly recommend SponsorBlock.

[coffeeblack]

I prefer not to use any browser plugins that can read or manipulate all websites that I visit.

Individual plugins may be trustworthy, but they may be breached too.