I definitely consume too much dystopian content to be a fair dystopian barometer, but the sheer amount of ads being pushed my way is starting to make me feel legitimately anxious. It feels like a techno-dystopia where all of the neat and artistic elements have been extracted and then ground into dust for our corporate overlords....
Whenever you see the words “ads”, “cryptocurrency”, “blockchain”, “web 3”, or “AI”, just replace them with “farts” and you’ll know whether you want them or not.
“Can the fediverse survive without farts?”
Yes, perfectly well.
“Will farts replace people?”
I hope not.
“The European Commission embraces farts.”
That’s unfortunate.
“This new startup wants to improve your life with farts.”
Fuck yeah I'm blocking ads now and forever. I also use VPN, Tor, NextDNS filtering etc. and I do not appreciate your tone here, sir. I value my privacy and mental health.
Can we please stop these desperate and annoying money-begging tactics?
If virtual murder were possible, bloody Microsoft with pushing bloody Edge everywhere would be at the top of my list. Outlook defaulting to Edge is the latest bloody travesty.
My main speech dictionary now has this new rule to suppress the following since I've been encountering it more and more.
"A D V E R T I S E M E N T"
In case you were wondering,, each letter is pronounced every time a frame opens where an ad is supposed to go and the end of the frame. It's as annoying as it sounds. Nothing like interrupting the reading flow.
Wishing ad blockers were smart enough to remove the frames along with the ads.
Google geht nun massiv gegen Nutzer vor, die AdBlocker auf YouTube einsetzen. Für 12,99 € kann man mit YouTube Premium die Werbung abschalten. Das schließt allerdings das Tracking durch Google nicht mit ein. Wer also YouTube werbe- und trackerfrei konsumieren möchte, kann auf folgende Alternativen zurückgreifen. 👇
I found today that there are some downside in being mostly in this amazing ad-free space that the #fediverse is. I check my Facebook account everyday for notification-only, as many people still use it sometimes to get in touch with me. Today, casually, I decided to scroll. And OMG.
Tipp Nr.18: Eine einfache Möglichkeit, Werbung und Tracker auf Android bzw. iOS systemweit (in allen Apps) auf Eis zu legen, ist die Blockierung über einen DNS-Anbieter. Das geht ganz einfach und ist gerade für Anfänger/Einsteiger super geeignet. In 5 Minuten ist alles erledigt (inkl. Lesen).
Für Anfänger/Bequeme: Werbung und Tracker unter iOS/Android systemweit verbannen. Eine niederschwellige Anleitung, um endlich Ruhe zu haben - ohne viel tun zu müssen. Unbedingt empfehlenswert! 👇
And this is what you get after you "free" 3 videos: youtube blocks the playback of next videos. This is on Firefox with uBlockOrigin #youtube#adblocker#block#ads
Instagram und Facebook gibt es demnächst für zehn Euro monatlich. Dafür entfällt die Werbung. Das Tracking und die Analyse des Nutzerverhaltens aber bleibt. Im #Fediverse hingegen gibt es weder Werbung noch Tracking. Soll heißen: Bedankt euch mit einem Dauerauftrag bei eurem Admin - auch 1€ ist schon schön als Einstieg. 🎃
Created this after reading conversation in comments below some tech article somewhere. Someone mentioned "surfing the #internet sewer" and I really liked that phrase.
Something I've not seen mentioned by @atomicpoet and others when talking about #CalcKey is that it supports server administrators displaying you #ads by pushing them into your timeline.
This can apparently be turned of in user settings in CalcKey, and is documented more by the MissKey project (from which CalcKey is forked):
It's been a while since I started my privacy journey, but there was something I always wanted to do even before I started to care about my privacy. I always have loved the idea of having a blog to talk about different things that I am interested in, and creating content of value for others, and not gibberish content full of SEO...
If you're not using an adblocker, whether at the DNS level, as system software, or as a browser plugin (or even a multilayered combination), WHY THE HELL NOT!?
The frequency and duration of ad breaks is beginning to make me feel like I’m in that black mirror episode where they had to pay to stop ads from constantly playing.
I definitely consume too much dystopian content to be a fair dystopian barometer, but the sheer amount of ads being pushed my way is starting to make me feel legitimately anxious. It feels like a techno-dystopia where all of the neat and artistic elements have been extracted and then ground into dust for our corporate overlords....
Make an income out of content creation while retaining your privacy?
It's been a while since I started my privacy journey, but there was something I always wanted to do even before I started to care about my privacy. I always have loved the idea of having a blog to talk about different things that I am interested in, and creating content of value for others, and not gibberish content full of SEO...