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July 27, 2018

Bypass Paywalls Clean extension

Why Google is Happy You're Using Adblock - YouTube
Adblocker allows Google to filter out those who won't click ads, this increases the click through rate

The Cobra Effect: Why Anti-Adblock Policies Could Hurt Revenue Instead - YouTube

AdGuard

How ad blocking works | AdGuard Knowledge Base
AdGuard publishes the world's first ad blocker built on Manifest V3
AdGuard’s new ad blocker struggles with Google’s Manifest v3 rules

uBlock

uBlock Origin - Chrome Web Store
gorhill/uBlock: uBlock Origin - An efficient blocker for Chromium and Firefox. Fast and lean.

uBlock Origin - Wikiwand
Home · gorhill/uBlock Wiki
uBlock vs. ABP: efficiency compared · gorhill/uBlock Wiki

Nano Adblocker

WARNING: DO NOT USE THIS
Content keep here for historical purposes
Nano Adblocker & Nano Defender was sold and should now be considered malware. : Adblock

I ditched the Adblock/Adblock Plus family and turned to Nano Adblocker for the anti adblock feature. The lighter footprint is a plus.

Nano Adblocker - Chrome Web Store uBlock Origin fork that integrates better with Nano Defender
Nano Defender - Chrome Web Store
NanoAdblocker/NanoCore: Just another adblocker

Edit: Nano Adblocker's rules seems to break some site (Viu.com), I fall back to uBlock Origin + Nano Defender

Nano Defender
Integrate Nano Defender with uBlock Origin to block Anti-Adblocker - gHacks Tech News
Add https://gitcdn.xyz/repo/NanoAdblocker/NanoFilters/master/NanoFilters/NanoResources.txt to userResourcesLocation of Advanced settings.

Custom Filter

Static filter syntax · gorhill/uBlock Wiki
Adblock Plus filters explained
Writing Adblock Plus filters

Snippets that can be added to filter (like Userscript)
Resources Library · gorhill/uBlock Wiki
NanoFilters/NanoResources.txt at master · NanoAdblocker/NanoFilters

Dynamic filtering · gorhill/uBlock Wiki
Dynamic filtering: rule syntax · gorhill/uBlock Wiki

Pi-hole

Pi-hole®: A black hole for Internet advertisements – curl -sSL https://install.pi-hole.net | bash
Pi-hole Userspace

You're running Pi-Hole wrong! Setting up your own Recursive DNS Server! - YouTube 2021-01
Using Pi-Hole for Local DNS - Fast, Simple, and Easy Guide - YouTube
Is adding 3 MILLION domains to your Pi-Hole Block List a good thing? - YouTube

Pi-Hole Raspberry Pi Network Ad Blocker | Make:
Block ads at home using Pi-hole and a Raspberry Pi - Raspberry Pi
Pi-hole: A Raspberry Pi Ad-Blocker with DNS Caching (Ultra-fast) – Jacob Salmela
Pi-hole: Raspberry Pi Ad-Blocker [Advanced Setup] – Jacob Salmela
Complete Pi Hole setup guide: Ad-free better internet in 15 minutes
Pi-Hole Setup Tutorial - LTT Official - Linus Tech Tips
Block EVERY Online Ad with THIS - Pi-Hole on Raspberry Pi - YouTube
Overview | Pi Hole Ad Blocker with Pi Zero W | Adafruit Learning System

roots84/DNS-Swapper: A handy little tool to quickly switch between two DNS-Servers

Blocking YouTube Ads and Why It’s a Losing Battle | by Julius Uy | Medium

Anti Adblock Blocker

BlockAdblock | Stop Losing Ad Revenue

Nano Defender
jspenguin2017/uBlockProtector: An anti-adblock defuser for Nano Adblocker and uBlock Origin

Detecting Adblocker Blockers - Schneier on Security
TNR: How To Bypass Websites that Block "AdBlock" (e.g. Forbes)

Discussion/Ethics

Ad Blocking Experiments | FT Labs
Where Will the Ad versus Ad Blocker Arms Race End? - Scientific American
Publishers Need to Stop Whining About Adblock
為何 Youtube 廣告 5 秒就能跳過,難道廠商願意當冤大頭?背後原因竟然不是要播給你看的!-風傳媒