Ask Slashdot: Best Way To Block Web Content? 282
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First time accepted submitter willoughby writes "Many routers today have the capability to block web content. And you all know about browser addons like noscript & adblock. But where is the 'proper' place for such content blocking? Is it best to have the router only route packets & do the content blocking on each machine? If using the content blocking feature in the router, will performance degrade if the list of blocked content grows large? Where is the best place to filter/block web content?"
Best way to filter web content: (Score:5, Funny)
Unplug your modem. Internet is now filtered. Enjoy your day!
Re:Nice Try China! (Score:4, Funny)
You took the words exactly out of my mouth.
- then shouldn't you be angry with him for copyright infringement?
Re:Nice Try China! (Score:4, Funny)
Well, if someone would actually build a browser with a popup blocker that actually worked, the popup issue would be solved.
One shouldn't have to turn off scripts to stop popups. All they have to do is insert into the code:
if (going to open a new window from this web site and
user doesn't want these popups)
then
tough shit
Re:Nice Try China! (Score:5, Funny)
What computer language is this? I think I want to try it.
Re:Nice Try China! (Score:2, Funny)
Looks like Applescript to me.