Neowin News Feed for: Adblock

Google wants to make it impossible to block YouTube ads as they may be inside videos

Sayan Sen — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 18:12:01 +0000

Google has been waging war on adblockers for a while now when it comes to blocking ads on YouTube. The company is now trying to make it impossible for traditional adblockers to block adverts. Read more...

Weird YouTube behavior skips some videos to the end when using an ad blocker

Aditya Tiwari — Mon, 27 May 2024 23:40:01 +0000

A strange issue in YouTube is automatically skipping videos to the end. According to several user reports, it is happening to users with the AdBlock extension installed on their devices. Read more...

Adblock: Google did not slow down and lag YouTube performance with ad blocker on

Sayan Sen — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 20:42:02 +0000

According to several user reports online, Google was apparently slowing YouTube down if it detected adblockers. However, Adblock has now confirmed that such is not the case at all. Read more...

YouTube appears to be slowing itself down upon detecting ad blockers

Steve Bennett — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 15:58:01 +0000

In YouTube's continuing war against ad-blocking users, it's being discovered that the site has enabled code that slows itself down, with immediate recovery once the user turns off their ad blocker. Read more...

Get this AdGuard 3-Year Subscription Bundle for only $29.97

Neowin Deals — Sun, 22 Oct 2023 17:00:01 +0000

Get rid of annoying and intrusive ads and protect your device from malware with this advanced ad blocking app with a three-year bundle deal for only thirty bucks today with Neowin Deals. Read more...

YouTube gets more aggressive in pushing adblock warnings with countdown timer

Omer Dursun — Sat, 12 Aug 2023 23:50:01 +0000

YouTube is testing a popup for non-Premium users that urges them to disable adblockers with a countdown timer. It emphasizes the features of YouTube Premium so its creators can be paid. Read more...

YouTube confirms that it is testing out blocking ad blockers on the site

Steve Bennett — Wed, 10 May 2023 21:22:01 +0000

Recent observations from users across the internet, later confirmed by YouTube, have found that when trying to use the site, a prompt comes up preventing playback until ad blockers are disabled. Read more...

Microsoft acknowledges bug causing YouTube playback errors on all Edge versions

Abhay V — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 19:16:02 +0000

Microsoft has acknowledged a bug on all versions of Edge on all platforms that causes YouTube playback errors. The issue happens when AdBlock or AdBlock Plus are enabled, and a fix is in the works. Read more...

Google explains its new extensions policy that has drawn the ire of ad blockers

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 07:48:01 +0000

Google has taken to its security blog to explain its recent changes to the Web Request API, which have drawn controversy recently for potentially neutering ad blocking functionality. Read more...

Google's Chrome browser will block all ads on websites running 'abusive' ads

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 18:36:05 +0000

Google today announced a major step in its fight against invasive and abusive ad practices on the web, as the next version of Chrome will simply block all ads on websites deemed non-compliant. Read more...

Google explains how Chrome's ad filtering will work

Michael Allison — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 13:32:01 +0000

Google will be rolling out its new built-in ad filter for Chrome tomorrow. In a blog post on the official Chromium blog, the firm explains how it determines which ads to filter, and why. Read more...

VPN-based ad blockers banned from iOS App Store

Paul Hill — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 23:58:02 +0000

Apple has begun enforcing a rule from its Developer Guidelines which means that VPN-based ad blockers will no longer be tolerated on the platform. Apple says the rule is long-standing. Read more...

Google wants to fix online advertisement with a new Chrome that automatically blocks ads

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 06:42:01 +0000

To be released sometime in 2018, Google is working on a new version of Google Chrome that will include a built-in ad-blocker that blocks all ads that the company considers intrusive. Read more...

7 Days: A week of Windows 10 updates, Apple upgrades, and Samsung's hot mess

Andy Weir — Sat, 17 Sep 2016 18:30:10 +0000

From Sunrise sunset and Adblock ads, to Insider deals, Xbox goodies, Spotify success, the Health-Band rebrand, and public masturbation, it's our regular roundup of the week's top tech news. Read more...

AdBlock and AdBlock Plus extensions show up in the Windows Store for Insiders

Rich Woods — Sat, 07 May 2016 01:56:01 +0000

Two of the most anticipated extensions for the Microsoft Edge browser are now available: AdBlock and AdBlock Plus. Insiders must be on a version of Windows 10 that supports extensions. Read more...

Samsung's Android browser can now block ads

Timi Cantisano — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 17:10:01 +0000

Samsung has unveiled a new update to its Samsung Internet browser that will allow users to block ads. The update is only available for devices running Marshmallow and will arrive later for Lollipop. Read more...

Yahoo restricts access to your mail if an ad-blocker is installed, states it was just a test

Justin Luna — Sat, 21 Nov 2015 02:08:01 +0000

Yahoo is apparently starting to prohibit some users from accessing its mail service if a browser has an ad-blocker installed. The company says that this is part of a test, affecting only a few users. Read more...

Google Chrome reportedly bypassing Adblock, forces users to watch full-length video ads [Update]

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Mon, 07 Sep 2015 07:02:01 +0000

A number of users have started complaining that the latest version of Google Chrome is not only bypassing the popular AdBlock Plus extensions but also stopping users from skipping ads. Read more...

AdBlock Plus for Android released in beta, kills pesky ads automatically

Nirave Gondhia — Wed, 20 May 2015 09:00:01 +0000

Say goodbye to pesky mobile ads as Eyeo, the team behind AdBlock Plus, have released a new beta of an Android browser that disables all those annoying ads that stop you actually browsing the web. Read more...

AdBlock Plus Firefox plugin could be sucking up gigabytes of your RAM

James Walker — Fri, 16 May 2014 12:10:40 +0000

Mozilla has revealed that one of the most popular Firefox plugins, AdBlock Plus, can potentially consume megabytes, or even gigabytes, of RAM on users' machines during browsing. Read more...

AdBlock launches campaign to fund ads aimed to get rid of ads

John Callaham — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 18:02:53 +0000

AdBlock has launched a crowd sourced fund raising campaign that it says will help to start a series of promotions that, ironically, will showcase its software that blocks Internet ads from websites. Read more...

AdBlock Plus comes to Internet Explorer

Tim Schiesser — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:00:45 +0000

AdBlock Plus has launched a preview version of their popular ad-blocking browser extension for Internet Explorer, enabling those who can't stand ads to block them using a rough-around-the-edges tool Read more...

Adblock Plus is the most popular Firefox addon

Rob Schorman — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 07:08:59 +0000

Last week, Firefox reached its 3 billionth add-on download and for that occasion Mozilla has made up a list of the most popular Firefox add-ons, with Adblock Plus leading the scoreboard Read more...

Neowin's top 10 Firefox Add-ons you can't live without

Andrew Lyle — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:42:18 +0000

Neowin and its members have compiled a list of their favourite Firefox add-ons they can't live without. The list was compiled out of the top 10 add-ons members have installed. #10 IE Tab:... Read more...

War breaks out between AdBlock Plus and NoScript

Sat, 02 May 2009 18:35:42 +0000

A quiet war has broken out between the authors of AdBlock Plus and NoScript and money is on the table. Both are trying to outdo each other by disabling each other's functionality. The issue... Read more...