What do you all use for AdBlocking? Is there any better way than updating host files manually?
Preferably something that also works for thr Android subsystem.
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There is a package in chum i think.
This needs to be an extension in the browser but our browser doesn’t cut it for the modern web.
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I use Appsupport, Fennec from F-Droid and uBlock Origin with the settings recommended on Kuketz blog.
This works very fine on SailfishOS. Yes, it’s a workaround and not a solution, but this way one can have a working browser on our beloved SailfishOS within minutes without struggling with outdated Sailfish Browser.
Stock Browser remains still usable and you can manually set your preferred default browser.
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I was more interested in system wide solutions, I use Firefox with extensions anyway.
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Sailfish-browser should ship with uBlock by default.
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I use Hosts-block (ad-blocking via /etc/hosts) now in Chum:testing which works perfectly!
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I Have using uBlock Origin many years on PC. It is very good.
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I found the best system-wide solution to be Privoxy with the ab2p plugin (both on Chum). You need to set it as a global proxy in Settings and in the about:conf of Sailfish Browser, instructions are available on the GitLab repository.
For me the filters block most in-page ads in Sailfish Browser, even video ads on m.youtube.com and in the Duolingo Android app (not sure if that’s related to Privoxy) so I’m happy with it.
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Good to know there’s at least one user apart fom myself! 
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Well I feel I might make it two to test it out…