gen/Eric Computers@lemmy.ziptoTechnology@lemmy.world•Google looks to be fully shutting down unsupported extensions and ad blockers in Chrome, such as uBlock Origin – which might push some folks to switch to FirefoxEnglish
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1 month agoIt’s both a browser extension and a DNS filter.
https://adguard-dns.io/kb/general/dns-filtering/#how-does-dns-filtering-work
Edit: It seems the apps can act as a VPN to filter traffic.
I used to run Diaspora* on my home server for a while, thought it was cool. Stopped doing so when I realized no one used it.