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blocking ads without third-party extensions.
It's not "my view", it's the reality and how it works.
on strict mode, instead of blocking the tracker, it deletes the place it occupies on the web page, leaving things broken.
so it's practically useless.
balanced = 99% ads shown but websites don't break
strict = 98% ads shown and websites do break
it does great job at tracking prevention but it's so bad at blocking ads without breaking websites.
Sadly one has to spend time on finding a solution to block ads, i.e. spend time on comparing ad blockers, reading reviews, checking comments on forums, etc.
I have been using Firefox many, many years. However, at one point in time I switched to Chrome as I almost spent more time on trying so solve issues with FF than using it.
I had to use an ads blocker with Chrome (uBlock Origin).
On Android Chrome was terrribly slow and I changed to Opera - being a fast browser, also on Android.
I am quite happy with Opera, but wasn't aware that it was bought by some Chinese company a couple of years ago.
So I was pleased with Edge Chromium.
Microsoft does need to improve the ad blocking part though.
Have to use yet another extension...
BTW: Probably I am not the only one wishing to use the same browser both on desktop PC and their Android device. This in order to sync data. Hence, if Edge for Android is being used, one also needs an Android extension that blocks ads .
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Edge vs Opera - blocking ads
- Use ublock origin + ublock extras (only for Chromium based browser)
it's the best and most effective one.
plus lots of filters available for it
filterlists.com/