The German software company eyeo GmbH, which owns Adblock Plus (ABP) and created the Acceptable Ads whitelisting program, will launch its first programmatic technology for reaching ad-blocking ...

There are a variety of ad-blocking tools for Windows out there, some of which are general-purpose, while others are narrowly ...

NEW YORK — Internet users who install ad-blocking software to escape annoying advertisements may actually be seeing more problematic content than people who browse without any protection at all.

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YouTube is cracking down on the use of ad blockers on its site, with the Google-owned streaming service warning people to disable the privacy-preserving tools. YouTube is cracking down on the use of ...

Site ads are a nuisance, we all know that. Some of them are obnoxious in the extreme, such as videos that autoplay without your approval. This has given rise to advertising blockers, most notably ...

Google has confirmed that the latest YouTube slowdown has nothing to do with ad blockers. The problem seemed to stem from the previous AdBlock and AdBlock Plus updates. Both ad blockers have now ...

Many users report that YouTube videos automatically skip to the end or muting video if they are using an ad blocker, making it impossible for them to watch the video. The issue began yesterday, and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist. This article is more than 2 years old. YouTube is ramping up its ad ...

Browsing online can be an infuriating (and at times impossible) experience, thanks to ads. They're visually intrusive and slow websites down—and in some cases, "malvertising" inserts malicious code ...

YouTube recently took dramatic action against anyone visiting its site with an ad blocker running — after a few pieces of content, it'll simply stop serving you videos. If you want to get past the ...