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I use Base dns in Mullvad
Vanadium blockes 96% at d3ward.
100% with Brave.
Cromite is at 99%
Not too bad.

This is really awesome. Personally I really like this implemention of adblocking as it keeps vanadium fingerprints similar. Thank you GOS team

Thank you for your work!

Are there any plans to add additional popular lists? Non-regional lists in default uBlock Origin/uBlock Origin Lite would be nice.

Lists have to be added carefully in order to not break functionality people expect, as that in turn means they have to disable adblocking, given the approach of using a unified set of lists for all Vanadium users.

I expect more than the current 2 will be added over time, but those already provide pretty broad coverage.

    matchboxbananasynergy Lists have to be added carefully in order to not break functionality people expect, as that in turn means they have to disable adblocking, given the approach of using a unified set of lists for all Vanadium users.

    is there a chance there would maybe be an opportunity for community input where lists can be voted on and then added. Possibly with the option for users to toggle on and off the ones they like? Something akin to what AirVPN does.

    Since the update on some pages I see many more ads than before. There is no difference if I use Private DNS, Mullvad VPN, Pi-hole or no extra DNS based blocking at all. One example is www.n-tv.de
    Before I didn't see any ads. Now I see many. The weird thing is that with d3ward I get a result of 64% without extra DNS blocking and with one of the additional measures above I get 99%. But still I see the ads mentioned that I didn't see before the update.

      Which lists does the adfilter use? I hope it i like OISD because there is no breakage with that list.

      Themble This happens on both of my devices.

      Hi, the content blocking is a good addition but what about the webpages that detect it and intimate you to disable it to pass on?
      As now I have some problem interacting with sites that worked before, and the only solution for now is to change browser for visit them

        How does content filtering work on a technical level?

        matchboxbananasynergy Lists have to be added carefully in order to not break functionality people expect, as that in turn means they have to disable adblocking, given the approach of using a unified set of lists for all Vanadium users.

        Great to see content blocking coming to Vanadium <3

        However, the current filter set leaves a lot to be desired. A lot of ads and trackers don't get blocked. One important example is YouTube, which you can't work around by using a blocking DNS.

        Would highly recommend to use uBlock Origin's default list set. It has very good blocking results and I almost never saw any breakage over the years of using it. Alternatively Brave's aggressive blocking mode filter set is also worth considering.

        Since you strive for a homogeneous crowd of users, better blocking is important, even if it means risking breaking one or two websites a user visits a year. It's still better than users making workarounds by using individualized DNS blocking, which is also fingerprintable and can destroy their anonymity.

        Does Vanadium's adblocking override other DNS blocking measures?

          Themble It is a layer on top of it, so it essentially adds to your DNS configuration. Your DNS server will block things first, then your browser will block things. At least, that's my understanding of these things, forgive me if I am wrong or explained poorly.

          I have updated vanadium to the latest version but how do I enable this new adblocking feature? I don't see the companion apk for the filter either. I tried disabling adguard dns to check if there was some king of adblocking going on but nope, plenty of ads.

            I found a toggle to globally enable/disable Vanadium's adblock functionality. It's in Vanadium's Settings -> Site settings.
            Apart from that, there is the per site toggle in the settings next to the URL bar.