I keep around a web browser that has no ad blockers installed for the rare cases that I need it. Today, I accidentally used it to do a web search and visit a link, and holy dear God what has the web become???
Here’s a particularly egregious example of this: https://tube.mills.io/v/Ysz6i7etWF6mJNwXnekPEF
@mckinley@twtxt.net What the hell?! 😳
@abucci@anthony.buc.ci @movq@www.uninformativ.de uBlock Origin has some good annoyance filter lists available out of the box, you just need to enable them in the settings.
Well, that’s the Web 2.9, 3.0 or whatever the current version is. Some pages are quite pleasant to use, but I agree, it’s a whole different experience with an ad blocker and without.
@eaplmx@twtxt.net I think we’re on Web 3.11 for Workgroups now.
@mckinley@twtxt.net Isn’t it Web 3.11 for Blockchains 🤣
@mckinley@twtxt.net Wait is this even real? I block so much I haven’t seen an experience like this in twenty years.
@ocdtrekkie@twtxt.net It’s not my video, but it’s almost certainly real. It’s really jarring to use to a stock browser after you’re used to instant page loads.
@movq@uninformativ.de @prologic@twtxt.net It’s Group Policy on a blockchain.