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@PulkoMandy

You can use a DNS blocking list as a limited (but already quite efficient) form of ad blocker.

Been doing that for years, not seeing a single ad and having probably way fewer crashes from misbehaving ads:

Using a "hosts" file to ad-block

One feature still missing from WebPositive is an ad-blocker. Although there are a few caveats and it isn’t exactly straight forward, there is a way to avoid ads. It uses a “hosts” file that redirects traffic from known ad-servers. Get an ad-blocking hosts file, e.g. Steven Black’s. You may want to update that one regularly. Copy the hosts file to /system/settings/network/. If WebPositive keeps stalling for long periods, you can intercept the redirected traffic by starting PoorMan (just go with…