nextdns VS SponsorBlock

You may try something like Blokada (https://blokada.org) or NextDNS (https://nextdns.io/)

PiHole will do this for your entire network. There's also NextDNS if you'd rather use a cloud service (easier setup). Once you start using a network wide DNS blocker you'll never want to go back.

nextdns.io became top root domain after I installed nextDNS app on iPhone and MAC and wondering if this is known. Before when I only was using NextDNS cli on router I didn't have this issue

DNS blocking, if you aren’t technically astute try NextDNS

I use nextdns.

You can also install NextDNS on your router (if supported), which will let your router cache the requests, which may improve latency : https://github.com/nextdns/nextdns/wiki

I have setup NextDNS on my computer and I can recommend you to try it. It should filter a lot of microsoft trackers and you can try it and see in log on my.nextdns.io.

Hey, try a DNS alternative like NextDNS which allows you to block ads. Just go to https://nextdns.io and you can find steps there

Depending on what you're trying to accomplish, you can also load the blocklists directly onto your hosts. For example, hblock (https://github.com/hectorm/hblock) has a few scripts to format its blocklist for your platform. The StevenBlack list's github page has instructions for adding to a range of platforms and links to several hosts/blocklist managers (https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts). You can also point your router at an adblocking public DNS such as https://adguard-dns.com/en/public-dns.html (free) or https://nextdns.io/ (might cost). Lastly, depending on what router you run, you could load the host lists directly onto the router.

SponsorBlock für YouTube - Überspringe gesponserte Videosegmente.

SmartTubeNext is basically YouTube Vanced for Android TV/Fire TV/Fire TV Stick. Removes adverts, adds SponsorBlock, doesn't require Google Services etc.

Or you could get SponserBlock and just forget about them entirely!

If viewing on PC you can use the Sponsorblock extension. There's also a way to get it working on Android but I don't know how easy it is to set it up.

it is. if you know how to compile it yourself, you can get it for free: https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock/wiki/Safari

Well, it uses SponsorBlock. Viewers can report certain parts of the videos they watch as sponsors, self-promo, intro/outro, etc. https://sponsor.ajay.app

It actually doesn't, at least not necessarily. Sponsorblock reports back a bunch of videos at once, assuming the hash prefix of the video you're watching isn't unique https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock/wiki/K-Anonymity

Also worth mentioning is SponsorBlock, a more commonly recommended alternative. It uses the same crowd sourcing approach, but includes category definitions as well, to support skipping only stuff you don't like (like paid sponsorships and interaction reminders, but not unpaid recommendations for other channels, for example).

More info on this bug (from another extension): https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock/issues/827