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		nilved on Aug 28, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ubuntu continues to rule the cloud Why would a web browser need an ad blocker? Do that in your HTTP proxy or DNS server. I recommend Polipo or Privoxy as I've had success integrating them with EasyList.

wtbob on Aug 28, 2015 [–]

> Why would a web browser need an ad blocker? Do that in your HTTP proxy or DNS server.

In order to be able to perform URL-level blocking without a proxy; and in order to be able to perform context-sensitive blocking and CSS blocking at all.

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