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(49,102 posts)
Wed Sep 13, 2023, 12:15 PM Sep 2023

How do I find ad blocker on my iPad?

There are several sites that I cannot access unless I "disable the ad blocker."

I don't remember ever installing one there and I have no idea where to find one if there is.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

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How do I find ad blocker on my iPad? (Original Post) question everything Sep 2023 OP
If you are using Safari zeusdogmom Sep 2023 #1
Thanks. Not sure what is network icon. Is it in the Setting? But found it with hithe2b question everything Sep 2023 #4
Settings should Do it TexLaProgressive Sep 2023 #6
Are you using Safari? hlthe2b Sep 2023 #2
Thank you very much. Found it question everything Sep 2023 #3
Better yet!! usonian Sep 2023 #5

zeusdogmom

(1,054 posts)
1. If you are using Safari
Wed Sep 13, 2023, 12:23 PM
Sep 2023

Click on network icon. Scroll down to Safari. Brings up a list of various items. Scroll down to ad blocker. Click it to off.

question everything

(49,102 posts)
4. Thanks. Not sure what is network icon. Is it in the Setting? But found it with hithe2b
Wed Sep 13, 2023, 12:30 PM
Sep 2023

advice, below.


hlthe2b

(106,808 posts)
2. Are you using Safari?
Wed Sep 13, 2023, 12:23 PM
Sep 2023

If so, at the top URL bar, you will see a small and a capital A. Hit that and you will see an option to "Turn Off Content Blockers"... That should work

usonian

(14,651 posts)
5. Better yet!!
Wed Sep 13, 2023, 02:57 PM
Sep 2023

1. Safari "Reader" mode often removes nags completely. But not always.
If a page is suitable for Reader to work, you'll see a little document icon at the left of the URL bar.
Hovering over it will say "Show Reader View"

READER IS GREAT!
It cleans up web-trash, sidebars, and expands the text, cures the "light gray type on a light gray background" that the sadists who program web sites love to inflict on us, and is suitable for printing or print to pdf and then save as PDF (which I do a LOT) (*)

2. Use the Archive, Luke!
Screw the greedy bastards. Ads are a poison.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/oct/24/advertising-poison-hooked
Copy the URL of the page by clicking on it (selects all) and copy.
Type archive.md or archive.is .... there are several ... into the URL bar
Paste the offending page's URL into the "My url is alive and I want to archive its content" field.
Most are archived already.

Just one more thing ...
3. Safari -> Settings -> Security
Disable Javascript (just temporarily)
Most times, this stops all nags and barriers, because they are written in Javascript.

Sometimes, the content is delivered via javascript (what creepy programmers) so you get no content.
But #2 above works over 90% of the time. (like when a login is really required)

(*)
1. Print
2. PDF dropdown ... click "Save as PDF"
3. Save it where you like.
This is usually better as a "Reader PDF"
On ios, not mac, there is a menu called "options"
It will include Automatic, PDF , Reader PDF, and webarchive
If your page is in reader mode, "Automatic" will send the nice, clean Reader page wherever you like.

I am damn serious about readable information.

Finally, ☑️ Enable Javascript if you disabled it earlier.
More tips later.

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