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1. I put HuffPo in my hosts file

Sun May 22, 2016, 07:57 AM

May 2016

Just because of all the junk they fill up each page with. The
time it takes to load up each page is just not worth it.

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People are turning on ad blockers because of data-consuming ad tech [View all] SecularMotion May 2016 OP

I put HuffPo in my hosts file lpbk2713 May 2016 #1

Turning off javascript for a site works wonders. ManiacJoe May 2016 #2

I might not be so adamant about ad-blocking... TygrBright May 2016 #3

Also the automated fashion with which they load ads on the backend mythology May 2016 #5

Surfing without Ad-Blockers Earth Bound Misfit May 2016 #4

I prefer Ghostery Pastiche423 Jun 2016 #6