Senator asks FTC to investigate questionable ad blocking practices (updated)Companies may have broken the law by exempting advertisers without asking.By J. Fingas, 01.14.2020
German court says ad-blocking is legalMuch to the dismay of the publishers who fought the case.By D. Cooper, 04.20.2018
Potentially 'undefeatable' ad blocker looks at content, not codeIt's super effective!By C. Low, 04.16.2017
Netflix taunts ad blocking crowd with 'Black Mirror' adsIt'll deliver promos despite the anti-ad software you're running.By J. Fingas, 10.31.2016
Adblock Plus' ad network is off to a rough startIt promised ads from Google and AppNexus without asking them.By J. Fingas, 09.14.2016
Adblock Plus launches its very own ad networkThe new platform will show "acceptable" ads to ad-blocking users.By A. Dalton, 09.13.2016
Windows 10 update adds AdBlock support to the Edge browserAdBlock was limited to Insider Program participants.By M. Moon, 08.02.2016
AdBlock and AdBlock Plus are available for Microsoft EdgePreview users can test out extensions for the new Windows web browser.By R. Lawler, 05.07.2016
Opera's speedy built-in ad-blocking goes wide and mobileBut will it be enough to lure people away from Chrome and Safari with Ad-Block Plus installed?By T. Seppala, 05.04.2016
AdBlock Plus wants to help you pay the sites you visit mostGive with one hand, take away with the other?By M. Brian, 05.03.2016
Newspaper giants threaten Brave over its ad-swapping browserThey claim that replacing native ads with others is a violation of copyright.By J. Fingas, 04.09.2016
Latest Windows 10 preview brings Edge browser extensionsIt's also testing a newly refreshed version of Maps on PC and mobile.By R. Lawler, 03.17.2016
AdBlock replacing ads with anti-censorship messages tomorrowAi Weiwei, Edward Snowden and Pussy Riot to remind you of threats against privacy. By T. Seppala, 03.11.2016
Opera's desktop web browser gets built-in ad blockingYou no longer have to hunt for an add-on to get rid of online nuisances.By J. Fingas, 03.10.2016
Google backs away from banning dedicated Android ad blockersThey should be easier to find in the Play Store from now on.By J. Fingas, 02.09.2016
Google pulls Samsung-backed ad blocker from the Play StoreIt might not like Samsung's approach to ad blocking, though not for the reason you might suspect.By J. Fingas, 02.03.2016
Samsung's Android browser can now block adsThe company will enable ad filters in the Samsung Internet browser from today.By M. Brian, 02.01.2016
Former Mozilla CEO's browser blocks (and replaces) web adsAnd eventually, it'll insert ads of its own.By J. Fingas, 01.20.2016
You say advertising, I say block that malwareForbes asked readers to turn off ad blockers then immediately served them pop-under malware.By V. Blue, 01.08.2016
ASUS' mobile devices will ship with built-in ad blockingThe company's in-house web browser will block ads right from the start.By J. Fingas, 12.23.2015