Product Analytics Tools Blocked by Ad Blockers, Breaking Funnel Tracking
Popular analytics platforms like PostHog are increasingly blocked by browser extensions, making conversion funnel tracking unreliable for growth teams. Self-hosted alternatives like Umami exist but require DevOps overhead. Growing problem as privacy-first browsing becomes mainstream.
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