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The internet can feel like a full-on assault of the senses at times, with video ads loading up in the corners of the screen or the whole thing being taken over by the latest entreatment from a company that wants to sell you things. It doesn’t have to be this way though, as ad-blockers can quieten the visual cacophony and restore order to your browser once more. There’s also the added bonus that many of them will also protect you against being tracked by the same ad companies in their never-ending quest to get…

YouTube denied further intensifying loading speed issues as part of its efforts to discourage ad blocker use. However, both Premium users and those using ad blockers have reported problems with the platform, such as lagging, higher CPU usage, and delayed load times.Why we care. YouTube’s intensified efforts against ad blockers, at the potential expense of user experience, could discourage platform usage, impacting the reach of your advertising campaigns. Furthermore, if the widespread issue of slow loading speeds…

Among the latest additions to One UI is a new feature called Auto Blocker. It can help keep Galaxy device users safe from malicious apps and even messages containing malware. Samsung introduced Auto Blocker with the recent Android 14-based One UI 6.0 update, which is now rolling out to more Galaxy phones and tablets. A closer look at Auto Blocker Galaxy device users running One UI 6.0 can enable Auto Blocker and customize how it works in just a few steps. To access the feature, open the Settings app on the device, go to…

One of these data blockers is fake and could hack your computer if you plugged it into the data port! Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETData blockers These are an inexpensive and super-simple solution to the problem of using untrusted USB charging devices.   . While there are a lot of homebrew methods of making a malicious fake data blocker, this is a very high-quality commercial one that is hard to distinguish from a real data blocker -- unless you know what to look for!Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETOn the outside it…

In June, YouTube started experimenting with a way to counter ad blockers. This experiment was turned into a global crackdown recently which involved blocking those who use ad-blockers on the video streaming service. Consequently, those who used adblockers faced a ‘It looks like you may be using an ad blocker' message. While this was aimed at stopping the use of adblockers while encouraging users to adopt YouTube Premium, the platform could face repercussions as a complaint has been filed against it for alleged unlawful…

Most ad-blocking browser extensions look for specific file paths and filenames (such as those in the ad blocking Easylist) being called from within a page, and remove them from the version of the page that is rendered in your browser.For example, a JavaScript program called “clever_ads.js” (the name of a script produced by the Clever Ads advertising automation service, which embeds ads in your page) would be identified by the ad blocker and removed, along with any content it would normally load. In the case of YouTube,…

I recently sided with Netflix, saying the company’s password-sharing ban is warranted. I won’t get into any of that again. But that’s something you need to know before I explain why I think YouTube blocking playback for users who rely on ad blockers is the right thing to do. No matter how annoying the YouTube experience is with ads enabled. What is the YouTube playback block? Spotted by BleepingComputer, Google’s new YouTube move might be just a limited test that might never graduate to a full feature.…

YouTube is disabling videos for people using ad blockers as part of a new trial. The social media platform is asking users to either turn ad blockers off or pay £11.99 a month for YouTube Premium if they want access to its extensive video library. Why we care. If this trial is expanded to the general population, all YouTube users, who want to continue watching videos for free, will be forced into allowing ads to play. This is great news for marketers as it will increase reach…

YouTube continues to push Premium even as the family plans have recently become more expensive.Image: PixieMeGoogle is trying out a new show of force to keep users from watching YouTube videos without ads. Some users are reporting that the company will allowaccess to just three videos before prompting to either disable ad blockers or otherwise pay Google for the privilege of ad-less viewing.Google’s Antitrust Case Is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to AIAs first spotted by BleepingComputer, a Reddit user posted a…

WhatsApp is really catching up with the pack on this one. In a blog post, the company announced that it is adding a new feature to block phone calls from unknown callers. The feature, if users turn it on, will silence calls from numbers that you don’t have as part of your contact list. It’s a good thing to turn on if you want to block all of those spam callers looking to sell you an extended warranty for your car. WhatsApp says that calls coming in from unknown callers won’t ring your phone but instead…