Why are there advertisements on Boost (a Lemmy app)?

2026-05-16 17:04 UTC

I did the one-time payment to have no ads, but why are there ads by default on it?

Replies (3)

@hexagonwin@lemmy.today 2026-05-16 19:14

install adaway on your phone. it runs better with root but still works fine without. there’s no reason to see ads on a phone you own.

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@Wrongdoer2@sh.itjust.works 2026-05-16 17:21

No

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@Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 2026-05-16 17:53

[Pihole](https://pi-hole.net/) is a self-hosted DNS server that filters out domains that serve ads, as well as malware and tracking domains. When clients try to access a blocked domain, the DNS request fails, so the client doesn't know where to connect and the ads/malware simply fail to load, while the rest of the game/webpage loads just fine. Highly customizable, either manually or with various online lists of known domains. It's also a handy tool to create local-only domain names for accessing your own self-hosted services. Alternatively there's Adguard or Nextdns; public dns servers that perform a similar function, but give you much less control over what is or isn't blocked.

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