> many sites that detect that their adverts and tracking scripts don't load and refuse to let you in
I think I've only seen that once since running pi-hole (which I've done for about six months now), so I assume the rate of occurrence varies widely with what people are browsing. Do you see it a lot on sites with a particular pattern (i.e. pertaining to a certain industry or hobby/interest)?
> and refuse to let you in
I'm fine with that. I doubt the information isn't available elsewhere if I really care about it, and the most insidious stuff I'm blocking tends to be on less important content that I can live without anyway (imgur.com was the final straw that made me install network-level blocking - too many pop-unders, the occasional drive-by install attempt, adverts trying to access my microphone and/or camera, and less worrying but still annoying things like auto-playing audio - if such frivolous sites block me for blocking their ads because they can't police them properly I'm sure I'll live!).
> a family member or co-worker can't get to a site then they have no way to bypass it unless they also know how Pi-Hole works
> Personally, I find a browser based advert/tracking blocker add-on to work better.
Other people is why I run blocking at the network level ATM (as well as on my individual mobile devices). I'd rather deal with the occasional "I can't get into X, oh, it is because of the malware/ad blocker, try somewhere else" conversations than have the tech support load of undoing drive-by installs!
Also, I wouldn't want other people to easily add stuff to my network's whitelist.
Anyone who really objects can always use their own mobile data plan instead of using my network that runs just fine the way I want it to...
Agreed. Sounds like the Pi-hole is working exactly as intended.
As I see it, you have a choice between viewing an ad/malware laden cesspit, or avoiding it. And by installing a Pi-hole, you have already made that choice.
You can also use a remote service like outline.com, paste the url there, and still read the content without the ads and without being blocked by an ad-blocker-blocker, and often even without being blocked by view-limiting paywalls.
That's fine with me too, but doesn't cut it in a family environment. Further, some websites break with an adblocker, even when they don't have ads. E.g. Login with Facebook/Twitter, or some JS heavy sites which happen to have a bad keyword in the name of the file.
> many sites that detect that their adverts and tracking scripts don't load and refuse to let you in
>> I think I've only seen that once since running pi-hole
It used to be a daily occurence until I whitelisted sites. At least with an addon, my mum can just click the button and unblock and get on with her day.
If pi-hole could have some companion extension to make whitelisting easier that would be great.
I think I've only seen that once since running pi-hole (which I've done for about six months now), so I assume the rate of occurrence varies widely with what people are browsing. Do you see it a lot on sites with a particular pattern (i.e. pertaining to a certain industry or hobby/interest)?
> and refuse to let you in
I'm fine with that. I doubt the information isn't available elsewhere if I really care about it, and the most insidious stuff I'm blocking tends to be on less important content that I can live without anyway (imgur.com was the final straw that made me install network-level blocking - too many pop-unders, the occasional drive-by install attempt, adverts trying to access my microphone and/or camera, and less worrying but still annoying things like auto-playing audio - if such frivolous sites block me for blocking their ads because they can't police them properly I'm sure I'll live!).
> a family member or co-worker can't get to a site then they have no way to bypass it unless they also know how Pi-Hole works
> Personally, I find a browser based advert/tracking blocker add-on to work better.
Other people is why I run blocking at the network level ATM (as well as on my individual mobile devices). I'd rather deal with the occasional "I can't get into X, oh, it is because of the malware/ad blocker, try somewhere else" conversations than have the tech support load of undoing drive-by installs!
Also, I wouldn't want other people to easily add stuff to my network's whitelist.
Anyone who really objects can always use their own mobile data plan instead of using my network that runs just fine the way I want it to...