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Enshittification Continues: Discord to begin showing advertisements on it's free platform (archive.is)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/17617609

They supposedly can be disabled in settings- but we all know that won't last. They're going full Microsoft Skype mode and it's only a matter of time.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What's a DNS server?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

A DNS server is what converts a domain name, like google.com, into a numeric IP address, which is required for Internet traffic. Think of it like the mail room in an office building. They get mail for Bob in accounting, but the mail only has the name and the building's address. The mail room staff (DNS) knows what floor and desk Bob sits at.

Since many ads are hosted on their own domains, like doubleclick.net, you can block them at the DNS level so your device never actually connects to the ad server.

By default you're probably using your ISP's DNS server, but you can customize it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Interesting, thanks for the info. I'll have to google around about this when I have some free time today