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How many Lemmy users are non-technical background? (self.asklemmy)
submitted 1 year ago by techconsulnerd to c/[email protected]
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I think most all of us here on Lemmy are people with technical background. Most of my professional contacts remained using Reddit, Twitter and even excited when Threads launched.

If you are non-tech background, please comment and share what you do for life.

If you have tech background, upvote this to help promote this post so that we can find more non-tech users on Lemmy.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@[email protected] Can you explain how adblocker works in simple terms? Are there any that work on a phone?

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Sure! An adblocker is a piece of software that helps you to avoid unwanted ads when you're surfing the internet.

Here's how it basically works:

  1. List of ad sources: An adblocker keeps a list of sources of ads, like specific URLs or domains. This list is compiled by dedicated users and organizations who continuously update it.
  2. Blocking requests: Every time you visit a webpage, it sends out requests to fetch the content of the page. Each request URL is checked against the adblocker's list. If it matches an entry on the list, the adblocker stops the request, so the ad never reaches your browser.
  3. Page element hiding: In addition to blocking sources of ads, many adblockers can also hide elements of a webpage that are often used to display ads.

As for your second question, yes, there are adblockers that work on phones! Here are a few examples:

  1. AdGuard: available for iOS and Android, offers protection against ad tracking.
  2. Blokada: a free and open-source adblocker for Android.
  3. 1Blocker: a native adblocker for iOS.

Remember that some websites depend on ad revenue to operate, so it's good practice to disable your adblocker for sites that rely on ads but don't misuse them.