no, you can use:
  • specific dns providers that already have clean the shit
  • specific firewall servers/apps/hardware that not only clean the shit but also keep safe your network and do other stuff
  • specific browsers that already clean the shit.
  • stop browsing shit pages.
Pihole can mess up badly your network if is not configured correctly and/or user don't know shit about networking. Pihole is not the panacea of cleaning shit of what you are doing.
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Sure you could use someone else's DNS, but then you'd have to trust them.
I set up my pihole 3 years ago and have barely had to interact with it since. The most I have to do is update it when I feel like. It's made a major difference in my internet experience.
I still use an adblock on my phone/browsers for when I'm not on my home network.
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