I miss when ads were a single click and then they’re gone. Now every ad has a minimum of three phases where you watch a video, exit the still frame of fake gameplay, and then exit the app download. That doesn’t even touch on the ones that forcibly take you to another app after opening a tab in safari without you ever touching the screen.
I hate advertising. I hate that you can’t do anything without companies jumping down your throat with mostly bullshit ads. I hate that billboards exist. I hate that every company unanimously decided to make their ads longer and longer. I hate that ad blockers try to charge you money and there are in app purchases to remove ads. I hate that my attention has become commodified. I hate that there’s nothing I can do about it.
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I also hate ads and when my niece got a tablet and started playing, she was pushed some really harmful and gross ads she didnt need to see for her age group!
So I found a solution! On an Android phone, you can change your DNS setting to private and enter this URL :
dns.adguard-dns.com
Let's all say THANK YOU, ADGUARD! This will block ALL ads in EVERY app so if you Have to see an ad 🙄 in order to do something in whatever app, you'll have to toggle the setting from PRIVATE to OFF.
Here's some screenshots showing you exactly how to get rid of ads 😇 I'm on a Samsung Galaxy S23, so the way to your DNS settings may not match mine in wording or location, but this should help you figure it out on any phone.
Disclaimer : I DO NOT KNOW if this will work on an iPhone as I do not have an iPhone and I do not have a friend irl who uses an iPhone currently so im unable to test it.
If you have an iPhone and want to test it, please share your findings with the class!
I hope this helps y'all cause I know it's helped me enjoy my phone WAY more than I was.














