Blocking ads on Android has become an important security measure. Here's how I do it using this nifty Android app.

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I block ads (despite the hypocrisy) and you probably do too if you’re tech-literate enough to read PCWorld on the regular. So ...

Originally, Ad-Shield Co-Founder and CEO Joon Yu intended to build software to block ads, not for ad block recovery. But a chance interaction with the owner of a popular Korean gaming website that was ...

Way back in iOS 9 days, Apple added “content blocking” to the iPhone and iPad. More commonly known as “ad-blockers,” this tech lets you use third-party apps to block ads, malware, trackers, comments, ...

Annoying ads on websites that just get in the way of what you are trying to read are some of the biggest nuisances of the internet, especially when it comes to inappropriate advertisements. You do not ...

If you go down to YouTube today you're in for a big surprise – or at least, you are if you're using an ad blocker. What began as a test of anti-blocking measures has now become an official "global ...

About 15% to 30% of website traffic is from people with ad-blocking software, online ad firm Blockthrough reports. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, ...

If it feels like ads are taking over every corner of your digital life, you’re definitely not imagining it. From pop-ups and autoplay videos to those painfully long pre-roll ads on YouTube, browsing ...

No one likes ads — pop-up or otherwise — intruding on their online experience of reading or video viewing, but ads are everywhere on the internet. One of the best ways to shield yourself from them is ...

Every now and then I revisit the best way to block ads. What's your favorite software to block ads on browsers? I use Firefox for personal web stuff, Chrome for biz and Vivaldi for special interest ...