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I don't know if ad blocking really is under attack, but I sure as hell won't trust a for-profit corporation like AdGuard to save it.


Surprisingly, it costs money not just to develop and maintain ad blockers, but especially to operate them (see e.g. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33266471).


Everything costs this money in this life, especially since time is money. On the other hand we have a massive pile of software that was made by people in exchange for nothing, so it's easy to prove that it can be done.

(Regarding your link: I would just firewall India off)


Genuine question, can you please recommend adblocker with comparable or better ad blocking skills that is available for safari (mobile and desktop), and that works as a browser extension and not a local dns (configured via vpn profile on mobile)?


Mobile: 1Blocker


You don't trust for-profit corporations?


Not OP, but yes: I don't trust for-profit corporations.


There are many I do trust. It seems odd to me that some would categorically distrust companies because they're in the business of making a profit. Sometimes, I trust them specifically because trust is their entire business model (e.g., 1Password).




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