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		magicalhippo on June 26, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: uBlock Origin has blocklisted PolyfillIO in it's b... I consider uBlock Origin to be my first line of defense against malware, with the lack of ads as a nice side effect.

infotapeworm on June 26, 2024 [–]

The lack of ads is protection against malware, considering Google & Bing PPC ads have deeply contributed to the malware ecosystem.

magicalhippo on June 26, 2024 | [–]

Yeah that's my point. I meant the lack of visual (and sometimes audible!) noise they introduce.

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