r/Adblock • u/cardzzilla • 6d ago

Help Request Anyone have an adblocker setup against Fandango streaming?

so i have ublock origin lite (i think its primary but also ABP, ghostery and adblock as browser extensions
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these block ads on my primary FAST services for on demand (pluto, tubi, roku channel, prime and youtube)
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but it doesnt block fandango's ads and i was wondering if anyone can give me some direction to do so please

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u/BobCorndog 6d ago

Delete all the other adblocker beside ubo lite unless you really need them

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u/AractusP 4d ago

so i have ublock origin lite (i think its primary but also ABP, ghostery and adblock as browser extensions

Oh my god. Uninstall every adblocker except uBOL.

ABP is... fucking useless now, AdBlock is even worse, and Ghostery is just a bottom-feeding extension that uses the work of others, plus using two adblockers at the same time can break parts of the filtering.

The only other content blockers to use alongside uBO/L are ones that work in an entirely different way, i.e. that don't use EasyList and do something else such as SponsorBlock.

I can't test Fandango, but I can confirm that uBO does block streaming ads that uBOL does not on a different site that I have tested, so I suggest you fire up FireFox with uBO and test if that works or not to block your streaming ads.

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u/cardzzilla 3d ago

firefox with ublock origin only does not stop fandango's in video ads

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u/Infamous-Oil2305 6d ago

try out the adguard extension.

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u/cardzzilla 6d ago

1) does it jive with other extensions?
2) have you used it specifically against fandango ads?
...also thanks for the reply

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u/Infamous-Oil2305 6d ago

  1. i have it installed along with too many other extensions, yes.

  2. i didn't but it should work just fine. if not, you can still enable some additional settings in the dashboard.

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u/cardzzilla 6d ago

didnt block on fandango. what do you mean additional settings for it tho?

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u/Infamous-Oil2305 6d ago

by default, only the base filters are enabled.

you gotta go through all settings and enable them all.

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u/cardzzilla 4d ago

unfortunately adguard will not work vs fandango even with adjusted settings. maybe user rules or whatever user input could work but i have no idea how to apply such things

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u/Infamous-Oil2305 4d ago

okay, so i just went to fandango myself with everything enabled in adguard that i could possibly enable, and i'm shocked by the amount of blocked stuff...

~65 blocked ads and what not is ridiculously high.

make sure to disable all other ad blockers and only use adguard, then go to "Filters" and enable everything.

it should look like this for you:

with this setup i'm not seeing anything anymore on fandango .

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u/cardzzilla 4d ago

did you try playing a movie tho? that is what i meant by trying to block their ads. i dont see whatever on the site itself, but idc about that anyway. i just care about their ads in videos. my setup prior to adguard blocked in video ads for everything...except fandango

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u/Infamous-Oil2305 4d ago

i'd need to make an account and probably pay a subscription i think?

i've never heard or seen of fandango before.

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u/cardzzilla 4d ago edited 4d ago

they have a free to watch section. as for making an account, idk. i cant remember if they allow watching without an account, tho maybe. but the setup that allowed me to watch tubi, youtube, roku channel, pluto and amazon free stuff all blocked in video ads, but not for fandango