Cows Look Like Maps@sh.itjust.works to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-211 months agoHow I like my pish.itjust.worksimagemessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1508arrow-down121file-text
arrow-up1487arrow-down1imageHow I like my pish.itjust.worksCows Look Like Maps@sh.itjust.works to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-211 months agomessage-square37fedilinkfile-text
Edit: Panel 3: PiHole + uBlock Origin Panel 4: PiHole + uBlock Origin and recurring donations to pay creators
minus-squareteatowel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-211 months agouBlock has direct access to the DOM and so can modify what the browser renders. For example, YouTube ads are hosted on the same domains as their videos and so PiHole cannot block them, but uBlock can.
minus-squaremadcaesar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoI don’t understand why tho, what is it that let’s unblock distinguish ad video vs real video?
minus-squareRippleEffect@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoUnlock can read the code being sent to your browser and act accordingly. It’s much more granular. Pihole can only see you’re going to YouTube.com. It cannot see what YouTube is sending you.
uBlock has direct access to the DOM and so can modify what the browser renders. For example, YouTube ads are hosted on the same domains as their videos and so PiHole cannot block them, but uBlock can.
I don’t understand why tho, what is it that let’s unblock distinguish ad video vs real video?
Unlock can read the code being sent to your browser and act accordingly. It’s much more granular.
Pihole can only see you’re going to YouTube.com. It cannot see what YouTube is sending you.