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    Daily Wail and ad blockers

    So it looks like they won't allow content to show when you've an ad blocker on. Bearing in mind my ad blocker is showing over 50 hits per page I don't think I'll be turning it off thank you. The site is a nightmare for ads and I've not been at a client where it's been either blocked or a nightmare to read.

    That said I do like a good peruse from time to time. Anyway around this? Seems like a very bold move by them tbh.
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    #2
    Works fine in Brave browser with not a single ad.
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      #3
      Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
      Anyway around this?
      I use a hosts file (MVPS) that redirects all the known adservers and other dodgy sources to a localhost IP address, so I just get whitespace instead of the adverts. Presumably the website (including Daily Mail) fall back to assuming the adservice is currently unavailable (which it is ) and show the rest of the content.

      I don't bother with adblockers to avoid the hassle of sites blocking adblockers as you've found.

      Additionally I do this inside a VM so I can accept all cookies and clear them down regularly.

      I surf whitelisted sites that require login, such as CUK, outside of the VM.

      Works for me.
      Maybe tomorrow, I'll want to settle down. Until tomorrow, I'll just keep moving on.

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        #4
        Switching off javascript works for some sites.
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          #5
          Not reading the Wail works even better!
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            #6
            Originally posted by Zigenare View Post
            Not reading the Wail works even better!
            Only one reason to visit. Having accidentally clicked on the guardian opinion page. It restores the balance.

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              #7
              Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
              Only one reason to visit. Having accidentally clicked on the guardian opinion page. It restores the balance.
              A likely story!
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                #8
                Originally posted by Hobosapien View Post
                I use a hosts file (MVPS) that redirects all the known adservers and other dodgy sources to a localhost IP address, so I just get whitespace instead of the adverts. Presumably the website (including Daily Mail) fall back to assuming the adservice is currently unavailable (which it is ) and show the rest of the content.

                I don't bother with adblockers to avoid the hassle of sites blocking adblockers as you've found.

                Additionally I do this inside a VM so I can accept all cookies and clear them down regularly.

                I surf whitelisted sites that require login, such as CUK, outside of the VM.

                Works for me.
                I do similar but at network level using PiHole. You can run it in a container on your laptop if you're out and about.
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                  #9
                  I use uBlock Origin for Chrome and DM seems ok. I mean its still full of tulipe but the expected tulipe.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by b0redom View Post
                    I do similar but at network level using PiHole. You can run it in a container on your laptop if you're out and about.
                    Ditto. Raspi-4.
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