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How to browse websites in 2025: 13 simple steps (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 months ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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[–] marcos@lemmy.world 61 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Just posting here the always relevant reminder that Firefox still has real ad-blockers.

[–] 30p87@feddit.org 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And ofc NoScript. Solves like... 100% of the problems here.

[–] dovah@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

But how many does it create? So many websites just break entirely if you block js.

[–] other_cat@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

Generally temp-whitelisting the base domain lets you move around the website while blocking all this garbage. Not always, unfortunately. I tend to nope out of websites that don't work after that unless I'm trying to shop for something, and then I just accept my fate if there's no alternative shop to turn to.

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

But how many does it create?

If you find some, share it, because I've had a total of 1 issue in a decade or so, and it was solved by closing the browser so it updates.

[–] Dumhuvud@programming.dev 14 points 2 months ago

And you can also configure it to auto-decline requests for geolocation & push notifications.

[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 18 points 2 months ago

Now age verification should be added to the list, especially if you want to browse 18+ sites like about how to pay taxes or learn to drive

[–] tordenflesk@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

Adblock as a concept has existed for 20+ years. No excuse to be so willfully ignorant of it.

[–] AlphaOmega@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

My websites: no cookies, no tracking, a few KB of JS, rest is pure HTML and CSS. My sites load 10x faster. Meanwhile every other company is running some overly bloated WP. Its kinda of mind blowing how dumb some of these sites are.

[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 months ago

WP is easy to use, that's why it's common.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)
  1. (optional) Set up a pihole or pull something like stevenblacks hosts to your /etc/hosts
  2. Install a adblock browser extension
  3. Browse website
[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I've got that. It doesn't help with GDPR popups, notification requests, app pushes, etc.

[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

If you enable the annoyances and cookie notices filters in uBlock it gets rid of a lot of them.

For specific sites you can also use the element picker mode to create your own custom filter and remove elements. Handy for sites you browse without an account and have popups bothering you about it.

[–] Fiery@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

There's extensions that get rid (/autoclick) of those banners. Eg "I (still) don't care about cookies"

[–] raman_klogius@ani.social 7 points 2 months ago

And then they sell you LLMs as the solution.

[–] TurtleTourParty@midwest.social 6 points 2 months ago

What about the step where you change VPN servers because cloudflare blocked the first one you used?