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Will pihole automatically protect against A/AAAA domains if your blocked domain host file lists are updated regularly?

My experience is that Pihole has been getting less effective over time as more and more ads are being run through the same domain that legitimate content is. When I first installed it it killed ads on my Roku, that doesn’t happen anymore.

What apps on your roku? I had to whitelist a Hulu domain cause it froze when trying to load ads during commercials for example, but when I look at the logs it’s blocking a ton of telemetry and phoning home 24/7 by Roku and Alexa devices.

Are you regularly updating your ad blocking filters? When ads start showing up on my phone I know it’s time to go hit the update button.

I replaced my Roku a while ago, and yes I keep my Pihole up to date.

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