System-wide ad blocking on Apple Devices — Andrey Meshkov AdGuard 2025-12-10 | Andrey Meshkov, CTO and Founder of AdGuard, walks you through how Apple’s new framework works, how it can be leveraged by ad blockers, and what AdGuard has learned while implementing it in their products.Text version of this presentation: adguard.com/en/blog/apple-url-filter-system-wide-filtering-api.htmlAd-Filtering Dev Summit is an annual meetup where developers, browser vendors, and privacy experts come together to discuss the latest technologies, challenges, and innovations in ad blocking and web privacy. Sponsored by AdGuard, eyeo, Ghostery, Google. #AFDS #AFDS2025 adfilteringdevsummit.com Explore more AFDS content from AdGuard here: adguard.com/en/blog/tag/afds.html
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Is your ad blocker fighting with one hand tied behind its back?#adguard #mv3 #cybersecurity #privacy AdGuard 2026-03-30 | Is your ad blocker fighting with one hand tied behind its back? 🥊Google’s Manifest V3 is putting browser extensions on a short leash. Our CTO Andrey Meshkov explains why what used to take days to innovate could now take years. While extensions are stuck waiting for the browser's permission, network-level filtering moves at the speed of the internet. If you want protection that actually evolves, it’s time to look beyond the browser.
Filter maintainers panel (AFDS 2025) AdGuard 2025-12-10 | Moderated by Andrey Meshkov, CTO & Founder of AdGuard, this panel dives into the state of filtering: the impact of Manifest V3 and the decline of MV2, how MV3 has changed real-world workflows, and where it still needs improvement. Speakers discuss the shift toward network- and DNS-level filtering, the growing issue of filter-list bloat and how to measure list effectiveness, as well as strategies for handling breakages and keeping the web usable.Participants: Ryan Brown (FanboyNZ) – prominent EasyList maintainer, Peter Lowe – filter list author with 27+ (!) years experience, David Tota – Hufilter maintainer, software developer at AdGuard, Elizaveta Egorova – software developer and maintainer of AdGuard filters and Sam Macbeth – privacy engineer at DuckDuckGo.Ad-Filtering Dev Summit is an annual meetup where developers, browser vendors, and privacy experts come together to discuss the latest technologies, challenges, and innovations in ad blocking and web privacy. Sponsored by AdGuard, eyeo, Ghostery, Google. #AFDS #AFDS2025adfilteringdevsummit.comExplore more AFDS content from AdGuard here: adguard.com/en/blog/tag/afds.html
Beyond the surface: uncovering hidden threats in online ads — Mohamed Elgendi AdGuard 2025-12-10 | Mohamed Elgendi, Senior Software Engineer at @malwarebytes shares how malicious code can lurk inside ad images, invisible to the naked eye. Discover how attackers use steganography to bypass defences—and how modern ad security can fight back.Ad-Filtering Dev Summit is an annual meetup where developers, browser vendors, and privacy experts come together to discuss the latest technologies, challenges, and innovations in ad blocking and web privacy. Sponsored by AdGuard, eyeo, Ghostery, Google. #AFDS #AFDS2025adfilteringdevsummit.comExplore more AFDS content from AdGuard here: adguard.com/en/blog/tag/afds.html
Collaborative paths to privacy enhancing advertising — Leigh Freund & Alex Cone AdGuard 2025-12-10 | Leigh Freund, President & CEO at The NAI and Alex Cone, Group Product Manager, Chrome at Google explore practical approaches to achieving privacy enhancing digital advertising in a way that benefits publishers and advertisers and enables a free and open internet, but also empowers consumers to exercise their privacy rights. Ad-Filtering Dev Summit is an annual meetup where developers, browser vendors, and privacy experts come together to discuss the latest technologies, challenges, and innovations in ad blocking and web privacy. Sponsored by AdGuard, eyeo, Ghostery, Google. #AFDS #AFDS2025 adfilteringdevsummit.comExplore more AFDS content from AdGuard here: adguard.com/en/blog/tag/afds.html
Beyond filter lists: using LLMs to rethink ad blocking — Maxim Topciu AdGuard 2025-12-10 | Maxim Topciu, browser extensions team lead at AdGuard, explores how large language models can accelerate experimentation in ad blocking. He demonstrates this with new semantic selectors for filter authors — powered by embeddings, prompts, and vision models — that block content based on meaning rather than keywords. He concludes by outlining the practical path from experiment to production, and the future applications of LLMs in content filtering.Ad-Filtering Dev Summit is an annual meetup where developers, browser vendors, and privacy experts come together to discuss the latest technologies, challenges, and innovations in ad blocking and web privacy. Sponsored by AdGuard, eyeo, Ghostery, Google. #AFDS #AFDS2025 adfilteringdevsummit.comExplore more AFDS content from AdGuard here: adguard.com/en/blog/tag/afds.html
Local frames: exploiting inherited origins to bypass content blockers — Anton Lazarev & Alisha Ukani AdGuard 2025-12-10 | Anton Lazarev, Staff adblock engineer at Brave, was presenting on behalf of Alisha Ukani, PhD student at UC San Diego, and shared a study showing how many popular web security and privacy tools mishandle local iframes. This oversight leaves users exposed to fingerprinting, tracking, and data exfiltration. Though the tools fail in different ways, the root cause is the same: legacy web features interacting unpredictably with modern browser privacy boundaries.Ad-Filtering Dev Summit is an annual meetup where developers, browser vendors, and privacy experts come together to discuss the latest technologies, challenges, and innovations in ad blocking and web privacy. Sponsored by AdGuard, eyeo, Ghostery, Google. #AFDS #AFDS2025 adfilteringdevsummit.comExplore more AFDS content from AdGuard here: adguard.com/en/blog/tag/afds.html
Tales from blocklist maintenance — Peter Lowe AdGuard 2025-12-10 | Peter Lowe, DNS Abuse Ambassador, FIRST, and long-time filter list pioneer, delivers the first-ever ad-blocking stand-up, packed with anecdotes from 27 years of blocklist maintenance experience.Ad-Filtering Dev Summit is an annual meetup where developers, browser vendors, and privacy experts come together to discuss the latest technologies, challenges, and innovations in ad blocking and web privacy. Sponsored by AdGuard, eyeo, Ghostery, Google. #AFDS #AFDS2025adfilteringdevsummit.comExplore more AFDS content from AdGuard here: adguard.com/en/blog/tag/afds.html
Automating Ad commits — Ryan Brown AdGuard 2025-12-10 | Ryan Brown (fanboyNZ), filterlist author at Brave on tooling to automate and improve coverage in Easylist using NWSS.jsAd-Filtering Dev Summit is an annual meetup where developers, browser vendors, and privacy experts come together to discuss the latest technologies, challenges, and innovations in ad blocking and web privacy. Sponsored by AdGuard, eyeo, Ghostery, Google. #AFDS #AFDS2025adfilteringdevsummit.comExplore more AFDS content from AdGuard here: adguard.com/en/blog/tag/afds.html
Enhancing ad blocker quality assurance using AI — Tina Chenska AdGuard 2025-12-10 | Tina Chenska, QA Engineer, @Opera: Ad blockers are evolving fast, and so are the challenges of testing them. In this talk, we’ll explore how AI can bring new capabilities to ad blocker testing process in Opera Browser – from detecting visual changes on web pages to automating the discovery of test scenarios. We’ll look at practical approaches for integrating AI into browser-based testing workflows, discuss potential pitfalls, and share lessons learned from real-world experiments. Whether it’s improving accuracy, speeding up test creation, or uncovering edge cases, AI opens up new possibilities for making ad blocker testing smarter and more efficient.Ad-Filtering Dev Summit is an annual meetup where developers, browser vendors, and privacy experts come together to discuss the latest technologies, challenges, and innovations in ad blocking and web privacy. Sponsored by AdGuard, eyeo, Ghostery, Google. #AFDS #AFDS2025adfilteringdevsummit.comExplore more AFDS content from AdGuard here: adguard.com/en/blog/tag/afds.html
Filtering bad ads using LLM assisted adblocking — Ritik Roongta AdGuard 2025-12-10 | Ritik Roongta, PhD Student, New York University: "Blanket adblocking leads to a lot of breakages in the wild. At the same time, ads tracking puts users at risk. Standards such as Acceptable Ads or Coalition for Better Ads also focus on aesthetic dimensions and not on ad content. We plan to improve upon these adblocking standards by incorporating bad ad content. We plan to use LLMs to assess the ad images and police ad exchanges that default over a defined timeframe"Ad-Filtering Dev Summit is an annual meetup where developers, browser vendors, and privacy experts come together to discuss the latest technologies, challenges, and innovations in ad blocking and web privacy. Sponsored by AdGuard, eyeo, Ghostery, Google. #AFDS #AFDS2025adfilteringdevsummit.comExplore more AFDS content from AdGuard here: adguard.com/en/blog/tag/afds.html
Ghostery TrackerDB — Philipp Claßen AdGuard 2025-12-10 | Philipp Claßen, Director of Data Engineering, @ghostery_adblocker : The TrackerDB project was launched in 2023 when Ghostery open-sourced its previously proprietary tracker database. Given any URL or network request, its goal is to identify the tracker or service, explain its purpose, and reveal the company behind it. In this short talk, we’ll cover: How does it work? How can I use it in my own project? How can I contribute back?Ad-Filtering Dev Summit is an annual meetup where developers, browser vendors, and privacy experts come together to discuss the latest technologies, challenges, and innovations in ad blocking and web privacy. Sponsored by AdGuard, eyeo, Ghostery, Google. #AFDS #AFDS2025 adfilteringdevsummit.comExplore more AFDS content from AdGuard here: adguard.com/en/blog/tag/afds.html
Covert web-to-app tracking via localhost on Android — Aniketh Girish AdGuard 2025-12-10 | Aniketh Girish, PhD student at IMDEA Networks: "Modern browsers and mobile operating systems are built on the assumption that web and app contexts remain isolated. Yet, our research revealed a covert communication channel — via the localhost interface — that breaks this boundary on Android".This talk will detail the technical mechanisms behind these localhost channels, show measurements, the privacy implications, and the global response and provide recommendations for platform-level defences, highlighting the need to rethink localhost permissions, IPC trust models, and cross-context auditing to prevent similar abuses in the futureAd-Filtering Dev Summit is an annual meetup where developers, browser vendors, and privacy experts come together to discuss the latest technologies, challenges, and innovations in ad blocking and web privacy. Sponsored by AdGuard, eyeo, Ghostery, Google. #AFDS #AFDS2025adfilteringdevsummit.comExplore more AFDS content from AdGuard here: adguard.com/en/blog/tag/afds.html
How do we know its working? Proving adblockers production health — Aga Czyżewska AdGuard 2025-12-10 | This presentation outlines eyeo’s strategy for verifying the operational integrity of our ad-blocking extension in a production environment. Aga Czyżewska, engineering lead in extensions host team at @eyeo_gmbH delves into eyeo's methods for monitoring extension health, explores eyeo's solution designed to log crucial crash data, and shares real examples of how those systems helps her team to keep the extension reliable.Ad-Filtering Dev Summit is an annual meetup where developers, browser vendors, and privacy experts come together to discuss the latest technologies, challenges, and innovations in ad blocking and web privacy. Sponsored by AdGuard, eyeo, Ghostery, Google. #AFDS #AFDS2025 adfilteringdevsummit.comExplore more AFDS content from AdGuard here: adguard.com/en/blog/tag/afds.html
Browser panel (AFDS 2025) AdGuard 2025-12-10 | Panel discussion with browsers representatives: Devlin Cronin (Google), Anton Lazarev (Brave), Tina Chenska (Opera), Rob Wu (Mozilla), Sam MacBeth (DuckDuckGo). Moderated by Krzysztof Modras from @ghostery_adblocker.Ad-Filtering Dev Summit is an annual meetup where developers, browser vendors, and privacy experts come together to discuss the latest technologies, challenges, and innovations in ad blocking and web privacy. Sponsored by AdGuard, eyeo, Ghostery, Google. #AFDS #AFDS2025adfilteringdevsummit.comExplore more AFDS content from AdGuard here: adguard.com/en/blog/tag/afds.html
Stealthy fingerprinting users with personalized blocking rules — Saiid El Hajj Chehade AdGuard 2025-12-10 | Saiid El Hajj Chehade, PhD Candidate at EPFL (Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Lausanne) reveals how users who enable extra, aggressive filter lists may actually become easier to track. He then demonstrates four attacks that can identify active filter lists and recommends how to defend against this form of fingerprinting.Ad-Filtering Dev Summit is an annual meetup where developers, browser vendors, and privacy experts come together to discuss the latest technologies, challenges, and innovations in ad blocking and web privacy. Sponsored by AdGuard, eyeo, Ghostery, Google. #AFDS #AFDS2025adfilteringdevsummit.comExplore more AFDS content from AdGuard here: adguard.com/en/blog/tag/afds.html
Inside AGLint v4 — Elizaveta Egorova, Dávid Tóta AdGuard 2025-12-10 | In this talk, Elizaveta Egorova, developer & Filter maintainer, at AdGuard and Dávid Tóta, developer at AdGuard, explore the evolution of AGLint, a powerful linting tool designed specifically for adblock filter lists. AGLint v4 introduces a fully rearchitected linter engine, a faster and more flexible AST walker, improved parser support, a robust new code fixer API, and a redesigned linter rule interface that greatly improves extensibility. This two-part talk brings together the voices of developer and maintainer, giving a complete view of AGLint’s evolution, from engine internals to practical adoption in the adblock ecosystem.Ad-Filtering Dev Summit is an annual meetup where developers, browser vendors, and privacy experts come together to discuss the latest technologies, challenges, and innovations in ad blocking and web privacy. Sponsored by AdGuard, eyeo, Ghostery, Google. #AFDS #AFDS2025adfilteringdevsummit.comExplore more AFDS content from AdGuard here: adguard.com/en/blog/tag/afds.html
The impact of ad filtering on performance marketing in 2025 and 2026 — Aleksei Terekhov AdGuard 2025-12-10 | Aleksei Terekhov, CMO at MitGo talks about how ad-filtering tools negatively and positively affect the performance marketing industry and what challenges both sides face, how some companies lobby for their interests in this area, while others lose millions of dollars in revenue.Ad-Filtering Dev Summit is an annual meetup where developers, browser vendors, and privacy experts come together to discuss the latest technologies, challenges, and innovations in ad blocking and web privacy. Sponsored by AdGuard, eyeo, Ghostery, Google. #AFDS #AFDS2025adfilteringdevsummit.comExplore more AFDS content from AdGuard here: adguard.com/en/blog/tag/afds.html
Agents need adblocking, too — Anton Lazarev AdGuard 2025-12-10 | Anton Lazarev, Staff Adblock Engineer at Brave: "If you outsource the dirty work of looking at websites to your agentic browser, do you even need an adblocker at all? In this talk you’ll learn about Brave’s work pushing adblocking into the AI era: how filter lists will continue to remain relevant, how they’ll become cybernetically enhanced, and a sneak peek at their next evolution for fully headless browsing"Ad-Filtering Dev Summit is an annual meetup where developers, browser vendors, and privacy experts come together to discuss the latest technologies, challenges, and innovations in ad blocking and web privacy. Sponsored by AdGuard, eyeo, Ghostery, Google. #AFDS #AFDS2025adfilteringdevsummit.comExplore more AFDS content from AdGuard here: adguard.com/en/blog/tag/afds.html
The creator economys false choice: privacy vs. supporting art — Henry Fisher AdGuard 2025-12-10 | Henry Fisher, Founder and CEO of @techlore explores both the philosophical tensions and technical opportunities in building creator economy models that respect privacy without sacrificing sustainability.Ad-Filtering Dev Summit is an annual meetup where developers, browser vendors, and privacy experts come together to discuss the latest technologies, challenges, and innovations in ad blocking and web privacy. Sponsored by @AdGuardEN, @eyeo_gmbH, @ghostery_adblocker, @googleorg. #AFDS #AFDS2025 adfilteringdevsummit.comExplore more AFDS content from AdGuard here: adguard.com/en/blog/tag/afds.html
Porting desktop ABP to mobile Safari — Toni Feliu AdGuard 2025-12-10 | Toni Feliu, SDET at @eyeo_gmbH shares the journey behind AdBlock Plus for Safari’s transition from Safari Content Blockers to Manifest V3 web extensions on iOS. Toni explains why eyeo made the move, the challenges faced, and how they implemented the migration, sharing practical insights and lessons learned along the way.Ad-Filtering Dev Summit is an annual meetup where developers, browser vendors, and privacy experts come together to discuss the latest technologies, challenges, and innovations in ad blocking and web privacy. Sponsored by AdGuard, eyeo, Ghostery, Google. #AFDS #AFDS2025 adfilteringdevsummit.comExplore more AFDS content from AdGuard here: adguard.com/en/blog/tag/afds.html
Light-side UX: How AdGuard communicates privacy — Sofia Orlova AdGuard 2025-12-10 | Sofia Orlova, UX writer at AdGuard, explains how AdGuard approaches UX writing and interface design to make privacy accessible, aligns language with user context, build layered interactions, and adapt terminology across platforms and audiences. Real examples will show how consistent communication supports both usability and user trust.Ad-Filtering Dev Summit is an annual meetup where developers, browser vendors, and privacy experts come together to discuss the latest technologies, challenges, and innovations in ad blocking and web privacy. Sponsored by AdGuard, eyeo, Ghostery, Google. #AFDS #AFDS2025 adfilteringdevsummit.comExplore more AFDS content from AdGuard here: adguard.com/en/blog/tag/afds.html
From manual rules to AI automation: scaling cookie popup protection at DuckDuckGo — Maxim Tsoy AdGuard 2025-12-10 | In this presentation, Maxim Tsoy, Senior Software Engineer at @duckduckgo talks about DuckDuckGo’s journey tackling cookie popup automation at scale and shares some insights about what works, what doesn’t, and how LLMs are transforming this space.Ad-Filtering Dev Summit is an annual meetup where developers, browser vendors, and privacy experts come together to discuss the latest technologies, challenges, and innovations in ad blocking and web privacy. Sponsored by AdGuard, eyeo, Ghostery and Google. #AFDS #AFDS2025, adfilteringdevsummit.comExplore more AFDS content from AdGuard here: adguard.com/en/blog/tag/afds.html
What’s new in Chrome? — Oliver Dunk, Devlin Cronin AdGuard 2025-12-10 | Oliver Dunk, Developer Relations Engineer at Google and Devlin Cronin, Technical Lead and Manager at Google cover what they’ve been working on in the Chrome browser over the last year, since the last Ad-Filtering Dev Summit.Ad-Filtering Dev Summit is an annual meetup where developers, browser vendors, and privacy experts come together to discuss the latest technologies, challenges, and innovations in ad blocking and web privacy. Sponsored by AdGuard, eyeo, Ghostery and Google. #AFDS #AFDS2025 adfilteringdevsummit.comExplore more AFDS content from AdGuard here: adguard.com/en/blog/tag/afds.html
AFDS 2025: Ad-Filtering Dev Summit Promo (Official Trailer) AdGuard 2025-11-06 | We gathered on sunny Cyprus this year to dive deep into the future of ad filtering, privacy protection, and everything in between! Watch this short promo to catch the vibe.Stay tuned — the highly anticipated talks from our amazing speakers will be uploaded to this channel very soon!Co-hosts: AdGuard, @ghostery_adblocker and @eyeo_gmbH Sponsor: GoogleWebsite: adfilteringdevsummit.com
How to block ads on iOS? AdGuard 2025-02-17 | Here's our step-by-step guide on how to block ads on iOS. Save it for yourself.PS: don't forget to like it if you want to see the same guide for Android
How to install AdGuard for Android TV | AdGuard AdGuard 2023-12-21 | 🛡Download AdGuard for Android TV: agrd.io/tvapk!AdGuard for Android TV is here, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to introduce it! It’s a brand new app, fully adapted to your needs when it comes to ad blocking on the big screen. If you’re all set to experience the full security and protection of AdGuard on your TV and you’re wondering how to dive in, that’s the right place. Here’s some of the the features that make AdGuard for Android TV a great tool for ad blocking on your television:* Adapted onboarding* Home screen with statistics* Adapted Protection screen* Adapted settings* App management* DNS protectionNote: You’ll need a license to use AdGuard for Android TV. But you can also try it for free — we offer a 7-day trial period.➡️Our website — adguard.com#adblock #adguard #adblocking
How to block ads on YouTube AdGuard 2022-12-19 | ✅🛡Download for free: agrd.io/yt_download! Install AdGuard Ad Blocker on any OS or device — Windows, Mac, Android, or iOS — or try an AdGuard Browser extension for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, and others. How do you feel about those ads flooding YouTube? Isn't it annoying to spend endless seconds after the start of a video waiting for the "Skip" button or repeatedly hit the X icon on the ad bar at the bottom of the window?Well, you could buy a YouTube Premium subscription. Or you can install AdGuard and block ads everywhere, including this most popular video-sharing service. On a Mac or Windows PC, it's enough to turn on AdGuard to stop seeing YouTube ads. On smartphones, it's a little more tricky. You can't block ads directly in the YouTube app. But with AdGuard installed, it is possible to watch videos without distractions: In Android, open the YouTube app and find the video you want. Tap the Share button and select AdGuard from the list. A new ad-free player window will open. Enjoy!In iOS, use a similar way: open the YouTube app and pick the desired video. Tap the Share button and select Block ads on YouTube (by AdGuard) from the list. A new window will open for your video. No ads either!In iOS, you can also remove ads from videos in Safari. To do this, open your iPhone Settings, find Safari, and tap Extensions. In Allow These Extensions, enable AdGuard. Make sure that it has access to all websites. Now open AdGuard and, on the Protection screen, activate Advanced Protection. Done – no more YouTube ads in Safari. Choose AdGuard and watch YouTube videos free of ads.#adblock #adguard #adblocking
What are cookies? | AdGuard AdGuard 2022-11-25 | ✅🛡Download for free: agrd.io/yt_download! Install AdGuard Ad Blocker on any OS or device — Windows, Mac, Android, or iOS — or try an AdGuard Browser extension for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, and others. Meet James. He did a lot online today. He read the news, paid the bills, picked out a couple of new bombers, and watched a movie. All he saw all day were texts, pictures, and videos. However, there was also something hidden — cookies created and saved by all the sites James visited today. Usually, these cookie files make his online life more convenient. Through cookies, sites recognize James and don't ask for his login and password every time.Yet, cookies can be harmful. Some companies use them to track users' online activities. You don't even need to visit these companies' websites: for a small fee, tracking cookies could be hosted by anyone.The information collected through cookies is likely to be sold to someone else. James' digital profile could end up with advertisers aggressively pushing unnecessary stuff on him or even scammers tracking down potential victims. Before, James tried to handle cookies on his own. He prohibited sites from installing cookies, but they stopped working after that. He deleted cookies manually in the browser settings, but they kept popping up again and again.Then he discovered a simple and reliable way to protect himself. He installed AdGuard Ad Blocker and forgot about dangerous cookies once and for all.Don't settle for less — choose AdGuard.#adguard #adblock #cookies
What is a DNS? | AdGuard AdGuard 2022-10-17 | 🛡AdGuard DNS is a cloud-based DNS service that will help you protect privacy and block ads. Try it here: adguard-dns.io/! What is a DNS?DNS stands for Domain Name System. It is often compared to the Internet’s phone book that contains websites’ domain names and corresponding IP addresses. When you go to a website, DNS gets the website's name, like google.com, and returns to a browser a set of numbers – an IP address. This way the browser understands on which server the required website is located and downloads its content.By default the DNS server is provided by your ISP. It is not secure: the ISP may track your online activity. But you can change the default DNS server to a more reliable one.There are DNS services that encrypt traffic and cannot see your search history. One of such services is AdGuard DNS. Not only does it support up-to-date encryption protocols, but it also blocks ads and trackers. AdGuard | Don’t settle for less#dns #adblock #internet adblock,adguard,adblocker,pop-up block,privacy protect,antiphishing,ad blocking software,dns,What is DNS,What is DNS and how it work,dns protocol,how dns works,adguard dns
What are filters? | AdGuard AdGuard 2022-10-04 | ✅🛡Download for free: agrd.io/yt_download! Install AdGuard Ad Blocker on any OS or device — Windows, Mac, Android, or iOS — or try an AdGuard Browser extension for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, and others. Any ad blocker is based on filtering rules. Each rule is a string written in a language the ad blocker understands. Filtering rules define how and what to block. When combined together, rules comprise what is called a filter. Usually filters consist of rules with a similar purpose. For example, AdGuard Annoyances filters block popups, cookie notices, widgets, and other irritating elements. And AdGuard URL Tracking filter removes specific analytics tags from website addresses.There are many people involved in creating filters: ad blocker developers, enthusiasts, and even regular users. All of them develop new filters or help improve existing ones. As new ad technologies appear, ad blocking techniques become obsolete and the rules stop working. Our developers constantly improve and update AdGuard filters to mitigate this problem. Thanks to community support, AdGuard filter engineers respond quickly to changes. There are dozens of filters built into AdGuard. These are usually enough to enjoy the Internet without ads, but you can add other filters: made by you or by developers you trust.Don't settle for less — choose AdGuard#adguard #adblock #filters adblock,adguard,adblocker,pop-up block,privacy protect,antiphishing,ad blocking software,How to block ads on YouTube,block ads on YouTube,block ads,how to turn off youtube ads,block youtube ads,youtube no ads,how to disable youtube ads,AdGuard filters,popups,cookie notices,widgets
AdGuard for Android: premium vs. free version AdGuard 2022-09-30 | ✅🛡Download for free: agrd.io/yt_download! Install AdGuard Ad Blocker on any OS or device — Windows, Mac, Android, or iOS — or try an AdGuard Browser extension for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, and others. AdGuard for Android: premium vs. free version➖The free version blocks ads and trackers only in browsers.✅The paid one protects both browsers and other apps installed on your device. ➖There is only a standard set of filters in the free version.✅In the paid one, you can add your own filters if the pre-installed ones are not enough.➖The free version of AdGuard for Android can be used on one device.✅The paid version can be used on 3 to 9 devices and on different platforms: Android, iOS, Windows and Mac.➖The free version provides basic protection from tracking thanks to the Tracking protection filter.✅The paid one also allows you to hide search queries and prevent the browser from sharing data about your location.➖With the free version, you won't know that the website you are trying to reach might not be safe.✅The paid version of the app warns you if you’re visiting suspicious websites.‼️All features of the paid version can be tested during the free trial period. You can get access to them for a year or forever by purchasing a license.📲Scan the QR code to download AdGuard for Android from the official website.#adguard #android #adblock
What is a VPN and how does it work? | AdGuard VPN AdGuard 2022-09-16 | 🥷Download AdGuard VPN for free — agrd.io/vpn_youtube! VPN (virtual private network) is a technology to protect personal data on the Internet.Each device connected to the Internet has a unique IP address. Usually, your IP address is visible to all the websites you visit. Knowing it, it is possible to determine your location and identify you.A VPN replaces your device’s address with the address of the selected VPN server. For example, if you connect to a VPN server located in Germany, it will appear to websites that you are browsing the web from that country.To do so, a tunnel is created — a secure VPN connection between your device and a server. Your data is encrypted there so that no one can access it — neither your ISP, attackers, nor corporations, nor even the developers of the VPN service.#vpn #adguardvpn #adguard adblock,adguard,privacy protect,antiphishing,vpn,adguard vpn,best vpn,vpn software,firefox,secure,virtual private network,free vpn,vpn windows 10,vpn for iphone,vpn for android,vpn for mac,vpn for windows,top vpn,vpntrick
AdGuard DNS: Take the Internet under control AdGuard 2022-09-14 | 🛡AdGuard DNS is a cloud-based DNS service that will help you protect privacy and block ads. Try it here: adguard-dns.io/! To start using the service, you need to connect your device to a DNS server. Let's see what private AdGuard DNS can do.- Statistics shows your last activity.- In Traffic destination you can see companies’ locations and requests to them.- In Top companies you can see all the domains of each company and discover the most requested ones.- All requests are in Query log. You can block websites from right here!- Finally, in Server settings you can manage blocklists — enable the ones you need and disable unnecessary ones.#adguard #dns #internet
Why do you need a VPN? | AdGuard AdGuard 2022-09-07 | Download AdGuard VPN for free — agrd.io/vpn_youtube! Why do you need a VPN? To use Wi-Fi safely in cafes, on the subway or at the airport. Public networks are vulnerable: fraudsters can steal your phone number or card details. With a VPN, you'll be safe.To access regional content. In some countries, your favorite shows or social media sites may be unavailable. A VPN will make you feel at home no matter where you are.To bypass blocking in organizations. In offices, universities and schools access to some websites is blocked at times. A VPN will allow you to escape these restrictions.To get best-value deals. Based on your data, airlines, hotels, and online stores may show you overpriced goods and services. Enable VPN to keep prices fair.To stay anonymous. ISPs, website owners, advertisers, hackers, and authorities — they all are eager to obtain your personal information, and not so eager to ensure it is stored properly. A VPN won't let them get their hands on it.Make the Internet free and secure with AdGuard VPN#vpn #adguardvpn #vpntrick
AdGuard MV3: experimental ad-blocking extension built with Manifest V3 AdGuard 2022-08-30 | AdGuard publishes the world's first ad blocker built on Manifest V3 — agrd.io/adguard_mv3. This is a new experimental ad-blocking extension. It’s developed to meet the limitations imposed by Manifest v3. The good news is that it has virtually the same features so you can block ads, annoyances, trackers, and social widgets. We did our best to make the extension work as before.By releasing an extension built with Manifest V3 today — first among developers of ad blockers – we can say that we've met the challenge that Google posed to us. There is still a lot of work to be done, but we can already claim that even after the discontinuation of Manifest V2, Google Chrome users will be able to protect themselves from ads and trackers with the AdGuard Browser Extension.Read more — adguard.com/en/blog/adguard-mv3.html#adblock #adguard #browser
How does ad blocking work? | AdGuard AdGuard 2022-08-23 | 🛡Download for free: agrd.io/yt_download! Install AdGuard Ad Blocker on any OS or device — Windows, Mac, Android, or iOS — or try an AdGuard Browser extension for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, and others. To show you a picture or a video, your browser must first download it. To do this, it sends a web request to a server. Ad blockers work with such requests.In their work, ad blockers rely on filters — basically, long lists of rules. Based on these filters, ad blockers determine what to block on the websites you visit, and what to let through. They check every web request from your device, and if an address of the request is flagged as an ad server in the filtering rules, it gets blocked and the ad doesn’t load.Some blockers only remove ads. Others, like AdGuard, also block trackers — analytics tools built into websites and apps with a sole purpose to collect information about you.A good ad blocker keeps your personal data safe, makes pages load faster, and prolongs battery life of your devices. And eliminates all the annoying ads, of course.#adblock #adguard #adblocker
AdGuard DNS 2.0: Your Privacy Control Center AdGuard 2022-08-18 | AdGuard DNS 2.0 is a new tool that gives you control over all your devices.Try it here: adguard-dns.ioWith AdGuard DNS you can:💻📱 Manage all devicesSet up your own servers and connect any device to them: your computer, mobile phone, router, or smart TV. Protect all your family members or company employees.📊 View statsSee full stats: how many requests were sent and to which companies or countries, how many of them were blocked and by which filter. Filter stats by date, country, or device. Block, unblock, or modify requests to domains on the fly.🍼 Shield your kids from undesired contentTurn on Parental control to block adult websites or decide yourself which domains are not appropriate for your child. Schedule the time when Parental control is on: don’t let your child use social networks during homework or surf the Web late at night.🔮 This is not the endWe have lots of plans for the future which we haven't yet implemented.1. A better integration with AdGuard VPN. You can already use AdGuard DNS alongside VPN on Android, Windows and Mac, we'll soon add iOS to that list.2. Integration with AdGuard Home is also planned for the future.3. We don't want to stop at just DNS. The end goal is make traditional content blockers redundant (yes, this means making AdGuard redundant as well). This is of course a long shot, but reaching this goal requires more than DNS.
What’s the difference between an AdGuard extension and app? AdGuard 2022-07-22 | 🛡Download for free: agrd.io/yt_download! Install AdGuard Ad Blocker on any OS or device — Windows, Mac, Android, or iOS — or try an AdGuard Browser extension for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, and others. Compare AdGuard Extension with our Desktop App — adguard.com/compare.html- The extension works only in the browser where it is installed. The app filters all traffic from the browsers and applications you use.- What the extension can do is determined by the browser. The app's functionality is not limited, so it blocks more ads and does it better.- Besides ads, the app better protects you from trackers. Using these tools, companies gather information about you to share it with third parties or sell it to data brokers. The AdGuard app won't let them do that.- Finally, it has advanced modules and settings such as Browsing Security, DNS Protection and Parental Control.#adguard #internet #adblock adblock,adguard,adblocker,pop-up block,privacy protect,antiphishing,ad blocking software,How to block ads on YouTube,block ads on YouTube,AdGuard for Windows,AdGuard for macOS,AdGuard for mac,AdGuard for Android,AdGuard for iOS,block ads,how to turn off youtube ads,block youtube ads,youtube no ads,ad free youtube,how to block ads on youtube iphone,how to block youtube ads on android,how to disable youtube ads,block ads on android
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The best ally in your fight for privacy | Fast, secure, free VPN | AdGuard VPN AdGuard 2022-04-04 | Why do you need a VPN?Don't worry about anonymity and secure browsing anymore — protect your data by using a reliable VPN server. Download for free: agrd.io/vpn_youtubeWith a VPN, you can:- Preserve anonymity and hide your online identity by routing your traffic via a remote VPN server;- Hide your true location from anyone — your ISP, corporations or governments;- Watch your favourite movies and TV shows;- ...and more.AdGuard VPN uses a unique protocol that secures your traffic and makes it invisible to the prying eyes of corporations. Establish the fastest connection, get access to any content and emerge from another place in the world by choosing among 50+ server locations. Remain anonymous wherever you go: AdGuard VPN suits perfectly for any platform or device — Windows, Mac, Android or iOS.What you do on the internet is only your business.AdGuard VPN for Windows: agrd.io/windows_youtubeAdGuard VPN for Mac: agrd.io/mac_youtubeAdGuard VPN for iOS: agrd.io/ios_youtubeAdGuard VPN for Android: agrd.io/android_youtubeAdGuard VPN Browser extension: agrd.io/extension_youtube
A brief history of ad blocking by Andrey Meshkov of AdGuard AdGuard 2019-10-03 | An extract from AdGuard's presentation at Adblocker Developer Summit in Amsterdam on September 27, 2019. Here is AdGuard's CTO and co-founder Andrey Meshkov talking about how it all began with adblockers.Summit's official website: adblockerdevsummit.com
How to block ads on YouTube — AdGuard AdGuard 2019-04-03 | AdGuard is able to block all types of the ads — video ads on Youtube and other web-sites, also annoying ads in other apps. ✅Download AdGuard — agrd.io/yt_downloadAll products⬇️⬇️⬇️Watch YouTube videos without interruption in ANY browser — download AdGuard for Windows (FREE Trial — adguard.com/download.html?os=windows&show=1) or AdGuard for macOS (FREE Trial — adguard.com/download.html?os=mac&show=1).Watch ads-free videos in browsers with AdGuard for Android (FREE Trial — adguard.com/download.html?os=android&show=1).iOSEnjoy your favorite YouTubers in Safari browser with AdGuard for iOS (AppStore FREE — itunes.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1047223162?pt=31050800&ct=web_28643&mt=8).adblock,adguard,adblocker,pop-up block,privacy protect,antiphishing,ad blocking software,How to block ads on YouTube,block ads on YouTube,AdGuard for Windows,AdGuard for macOS,AdGuard for mac,AdGuard for Android,AdGuard for iOS,block ads,how to turn off youtube ads,block youtube ads,youtube no ads,ad free youtube,how to block ads on youtube iphone,how to block youtube ads on android,how to disable youtube ads,block ads on android#adblock #adguard #adblocking
How do blind people experience online ads AdGuard 2017-05-18 | This is how blind people "interact" with online ads. In case you don't have an ad blocker, you can at least try to ignore banners. But there is no such option for visually impaired people. Special programs read everything they find on a web page. (Made with JAWS screenreader)
How to block any element with Adguard for iOS AdGuard 2016-05-16 | Starting with version 1.0.6 of Adguard for iPhone/iPad we have added an Assistant, which allows to manually block any specific elements right in Safari.*Ads are still filtered automatically; this tool is an additional feature for even more advanced element blocking. ✅Download AdGuard — agrd.io/yt_downloadAll products⬇️⬇️⬇️Watch YouTube videos without interruption in ANY browser — download AdGuard for Windows (FREE Trial — adguard.com/download.html?os=windows&show=1) or AdGuard for macOS (FREE Trial — adguard.com/download.html?os=mac&show=1).Watch ads-free videos in browsers with AdGuard for Android (FREE Trial — adguard.com/download.html?os=android&show=1).iOSEnjoy your favorite YouTubers in Safari browser with AdGuard for iOS (AppStore FREE — itunes.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1047223162?pt=31050800&ct=web_28643&mt=8).
