The reason why ad blocking browser add-ons and extensions are so popular, aside from the fact that people generally don’t want to see ads, is that fewer ads means there are more system resources for ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Adblock Plus, the world’s most popular ad-blocking tool, today announced ...

I hate ads. Hold up, stop, don’t bother telling me I hate America, because I don’t — I just hate ads. I can maybe count on one hand (and off the top of my head, one finger) the number of ads over the ...

A series of developments over the past week have given rise to a narrative that mobile ad blocking represents a large new threat to publisher revenues. Two mobile ad-blocking products had their debut: ...

Google recently booted most ad-blocking software for Android from the Play Store. But there’s nothing stopping you from downloading and installing apps from other sources on most Android devices… so ...

“We’re looking into what the problem might be, but at the moment it would appear to be an issue on YouTube’s side,” Adblock Plus head of operations Ben Williams told VentureBeat. “Let’s hope for a ...

Eyeo is known for ad blocking, but it’s got its eye on ad filtering. On Tuesday, eyeo, which is the parent company of AdBlock and Adblock Plus – two of the most-downloaded standalone ad blockers – ...

The growing popularity of ad-blocking services like Adblock Plus is a serious concern for sites that rely on ad revenue to survive. Take the New York Times, for example. It recently started presenting ...

Popular adblocking software Adblock Plus has taken a few by surprise today by launching its own ad-tech platform for publishers. It’s partnered up with ComboTag to build the Acceptable Ads Platform, ...

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 ...