submitted 3 months ago by cm0002@libretechni.ca to c/privacy@programming.dev

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I have been using the hosts file based ad blocker AdAway for at least two years. It runs on my smartphones and tablet, all rooted, thus I can run a VPN simultaneously. Since it has always worked flawlessly, I never really took the time to compare it to other similar apps.

But as of today, there hasn't been an update since 2024.

I am asking for alternatives and the reason you think they're better.

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[-] brawndo@piefed.social 8 points 3 months ago

I use ublock origin for my browser and use Mullvad DNS with content blockers. I don't know what VPN you use but as long as you can set your own DNS then Mullvad servers should work.

If your router allows you to set the DNS server you can block ads network wide.

https://mullvad.net/en/help/dns-over-https-and-dns-over-tls

[-] brb@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

https://nextdns.io/

Does anyone know if this DNS adblocker is safe to use? I tested it briefly and it seems to work as well as rooted AdAway

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