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Most of the modern internet is indistinguishable from what we used to call malware (hexbear.net)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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Every site is trying to pull a Bonzai Buddy now.

"We need all your info for advertising, not you can't opt out unless you make an account and give us your email. Oops, looks like I hid the opt-out under a subheader. Amazon is now profiling you."

WE USED TO CALL THAT SHIT A VIRUS.

ITS EVERY. FUCKING. WEBSITE. NOW

"Hi I'm going to block this entire site until you give me your info, this is very cool and normal."

Capitalism ruined the internet. The whole thing is malware now.

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[-] davel@hexbear.net 45 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

It’s not that bad for me, but then I’ve got eight finely tuned anti-bullshit browser extensions and a DNS sinkhole. No one should have to construct a whole elaborate tower defense like this just to get on the web.

[-] Frank@hexbear.net 33 points 8 months ago

eight finely tuned anti-bullshit browser extensions

Drop your mixtape bro.

[-] Krause@lemmygrad.ml 41 points 8 months ago

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adnauseam/ or https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/ blocks ads

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/behind_the_overlay/ gives you a universal button that closes popups

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/i-dont-care-about-cookies/ removes cookie banners/popups

https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-chrome-clean removes paywalls on news sites

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/view-page-archive/ shows you webpage archives

[-] WhatDoYouMeanPodcast@hexbear.net 10 points 8 months ago

gold-communist

[-] Hohsia@hexbear.net 9 points 8 months ago

This guy fucks

[-] sooper_dooper_roofer@hexbear.net 8 points 8 months ago

please don't say that

[-] What_Religion_R_They@hexbear.net 3 points 8 months ago

astaghfirullah

[-] sooper_dooper_roofer@hexbear.net 2 points 8 months ago

gracias

[-] Hohsia@hexbear.net 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Nah, please be for real 🥱 This is a shit posting site

[-] carpoftruth@hexbear.net 1 points 8 months ago

This person is satisfied

[-] CannotSleep420@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 8 months ago

How does adnauseum compare to ublock origin?

[-] Krause@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 8 months ago

it's the same as ublock origin if you activate "strict blocking" under settings, except it also generates fake clicks on ads to fuck with advertisers

[-] drhead@hexbear.net 4 points 8 months ago

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adnauseam/

I'm at over $22,000 so far, how's yours?

[-] MaoTheLawn@hexbear.net 2 points 8 months ago

beast

[-] davel@hexbear.net 33 points 8 months ago

[-] alexandra_kollontai@hexbear.net 4 points 8 months ago

Good picks. Shoutouts to amp2html.

[-] invo_rt@hexbear.net 17 points 8 months ago

DNS sinkhole

Hell yeah, comrade. I'm running a IDS along with a sinkhole myself.

programming-communism

[-] Gorillatactics@hexbear.net 1 points 8 months ago

Thoughts on no script?

[-] davel@hexbear.net 3 points 8 months ago

These days I seldom enable NoScript. It’s useful on rare occasions. Once upon a time I tried working with it from a block-by-default starting position, but eventually the tediousness of managing the filters wore me down.