Why are ad-blocking extensions so easy to come across and install on PCs, but so difficult or convoluted to install on a phone?

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In most any browser on Windows, such as Chrome, Firefox, or Edge, finding an ad-blocking extension is a two-click solution. Yet, the process for properly blocking ads on a phone is exponentially more complicated, and the fact that many websites have their own apps such as Youtube mean that you might have to find an ad-blocking solution for each app on a case-by-case approach. Why is this the case?

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If you’re using Android 9 (Pie) or newer your best option is a private DNS

Go to Settings > Network & Internet > Advanced > Private DNS

1. You also need to make a flag change in Chrome
2. Open chrome://flags/ in chrome browser
3. Search for DNS
4. Disable Async DNS resolver

 

For a DNS resolver I’m currently using https://nextdns.io/ and it seems to be working pretty well at blocking ads except for YouTube.
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