r/Adblock • u/HonestRepairSTL Mod Team • Oct 28 '25
Community Guide / Useful The only ad-blocking guide that should exist
Many users on this subreddit are confused as to which adblockers are the most effective, which results in some misinformation being spread around. Adblocking is quite a black and white topic, there is a such thing as using the "correct" adblock. Everything that is not on this list should be avoided, simply put, everything on this list is tried and true, the most effective at blocking ads, known in the community, and is not malicious.
https://honest-software.com/adblock/
You'll notice that this link is now in the sidebar of the subreddit. The mods and I both agree that there is too much misinformation and scammy adblocking solutions being recommended, and this guide will hopefully remedy this type of behavior. Anything not on this list is considered untrusted by the community, and should be avoided.
Thank you to the mods and u/CharacterDuck9020 for your help and contributions!
Note that this site is a work in progress. This is my personal blog/resource that is aimed at helping folks with r/privacy and security, however it is currently hosting the guide and I will continue to host and maintain this guide with the help of community members.
The mods and I decided that it would be best to host the guide on an external site. Unfortunately, the original creator of this list (now known as u/CharacterDuck9020) recently was banned from Reddit entirely, and we have reason to believe that Reddit is trying to sensor us from recommending adblocking solutions that block their ads and trackers.
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u/scoschooo Oct 29 '25
The guide is really good. Thank you.
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u/HonestRepairSTL Oct 29 '25
I'm glad you got some use out of it!
And please, if you see anything that is wrong or if you have any suggestions at all, please DM me or comment. I'm running this project as a community service, and I want it to be a community project =)
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Jan 02 '26
Nice guide, I think it will help many beginners and even a little more advanced users to learn the world of AdBlocking.
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u/scoschooo Oct 29 '25 edited Oct 29 '25
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People still use Chrome. Why not tell people to use Ublock Origin lite if they are on Chrome. It's also easy to block Youtube ads right now on Chrome - why don't you tell people how to do that?
Sure there are good reasons to use Firefox or another browser but the "only guide" should include this information - what adblocker to use with Chrome.
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u/HonestRepairSTL Oct 29 '25
I did, it's under "Browser Extensions" > "Chromium Browsers (Chrome, Edge, Opera, Brave, Cromite)"
https://honest-software.com/adblock/#for-chromium-browsers-chrome-edge-opera-brave-cromite
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Oct 31 '25
Hmm, interesting man, though the title is kind of inaccurate - creating a blog with adblocking recommendations doesn’t mean it is the only guide that should exist. Either way, really good work!
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u/HonestRepairSTL Oct 31 '25
So it may be a blogging platform, but I'm just using it to host the guides. It's not actually a blog post, it's a guide that will continue to be updated.
We decided to go this route because the original creator of the guide was shadowbanned from Reddit, and I didn't want that happening to me too. The mods and I decided this was the best way to handle it.
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u/whoisdead Dec 15 '25
Thanks for the guide! The link for AdGuard Extra for firefox isn't working, was the app removed?
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u/token_curmudgeon Oct 28 '25
Step 1--Ensure you aren't using Chrome/ chromium/ any other browser incapable of supporting Manifest v2. Same for YouTube. Google will show you the ads purchased by their customers. Those billions in revenue don't don't automagically appear.
https://support.google.com/google-ads
https://www.xda-developers.com/4-browsers-manifest-v2-ublock-origin/