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tryptophan on May 10, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Pi-hole 5.0

My pihole blocks about 20% of queries. I have noticed literally 0 changes in my internet or computer using experience since installing it.

It's baffling how much useless telemetry and other crap there is, slowing internet down and wasting cpu cycles.

Tepix on May 11, 2020 | [–]

There's one thing i noticed: When I click on a twitter link, the first request goes via twitter analytics and gets blocked. I have to click it again, the second time it doesn't go to twitter analytics and the request goes through.

HumblyTossed on May 11, 2020 | [–]

And battery on mobile/laptop.

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