Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Save time and bandwidth by shutting out the most annoying types of advertising (iStock) (the_independent_577) Ad blockers are ...

Ad blockers are software you can install on your mobile device to control ads and pop-up scripts while browsing the web or using various apps. Pop-ups are annoying and often hazardous because they ...

Inevitably, whenever there is a discussion on the internet about how YouTube (or any other website) is choked with ads, someone will say, "Just use an ad blocker." The name seems to say it all. An ad ...

Most people run anti-virus programs on their computers, but protecting r mobile devices does not always cross the mind of everyone. If you are able to prevent pop-up ads and malware on your phone, why ...

It’s estimated that roughly 27% of internet users are leveraging ad blockers, meaning that advertisers are missing out on roughly a quarter of potential ad targets. In this article, we’ll cover what ...

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Best VPN for 2026: Our Top 10 Favorite VPN Services The Best VPN With Ad Blockers in 2025 If there’s one thing virtually every internet user can agree on, it’s that ads are annoying. Nobody likes how ...

In part two of this series on the state of ad blockers, I take a look at a new product from a well-known company whose earlier product has been available for nearly a decade: Adblock Plus (ABP).

Why would anyone agree to use an adblocker from the worlds largest advertising corporation? Googles business is collecting your data and SELLING YOUR DATA it to the highest bidder. They do not have ...