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ESP32-C3 Adblock Project Draws Attention
Original: ESP32-C3 Adblock
A new open-source project builds an adblocker on the ESP32-C3, a low-cost microcontroller, filtering ads at the network level rather than in the browser. The code is available on GitHub and has been gaining attention on Hacker News, where commenters are discussing what such a small, cheap chip can and cannot block, and how it compares to existing network-wide blockers like Pi-hole.
Why now: Running an adblocker on a cheap microcontroller is a novel, low-cost alternative to established network-wide blockers, sparking technical discussion.
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- ESP32-C3 Adblock · jayhoon · 188
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