May 02, 2018

Firefox isn’t adding ads, it’s ‘sponsored content’

Mozilla promises all the revenue-generating analytics, none of the privacy-skewering.

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August 03, 2017

Chrome’s built-in adblocker arrives for early adopters

Google wants to filter the pop-ups, prestitials and sticky ads out of your face

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August 17, 2016

Facebook’s unblockable-ads push is a “big bluff”

Researchers say there's no way Facebook can wiggle out of rules requiring social media to label ads, and their Chrome extension proves it.

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July 01, 2016

My Activity: a tool to see what Google knows about you

Neither fairy dust nor Santa will keep you from Google ads, but it's got a new place to find out what it knows about you and how.

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June 03, 2016

Newspaper industry asks FTC to investigate “deceptive” adblockers

The Newspaper Association of America is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate adblockers' "deceptive" and "unlawful" practices.

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May 05, 2016

Adblock Plus to let us tip sites to make up for not enduring ads

Adblock Plus is partnering with Flattr on a way to both skip dangerous/aggravating ads and yet still toss a few crusts at ad-reliant sites.

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April 12, 2016

Massive malvertising attack poisons 288 sites

THIS is why we need adblockers! Poisoned ads have infected most of the Netherlands' most popular sites, affecting millions of users.

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March 17, 2016

Malvertising – learn more about this pernicious problem

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March 03, 2016

Adblockers are a “protection racket”, says senior politician

The UK culture secretary is worried about the demise of the publishing industry, but he's directing fire at the wrong target.

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