NEW YORK — Internet users who install ad-blocking software to escape annoying advertisements may actually be seeing more problematic content than people who browse without any protection at all.

Vinegar blocks all YouTube ads and restores features like playing videos in the background and picture-in-picture on iPhone, ...

Data shows Google’s attempts to force people to watch YouTube ads are having an effect on user behavior. 22% of users surveyed said the crackdown is more likely to make them use an ad-blocker. 16% of ...

Inevitably, whenever there is a discussion on the internet about how YouTube (or any other website) is choked with ads, someone will say, "Just use an ad blocker." The name seems to say it all. An ad ...

YouTube recently doubled down on its neverending campaign against ad-blocking services. But for ad blocker users who have lately experienced annoying glitches on the video-sharing platform, YouTube ...

You might think a blocker is just for pop-ups, but according to the feds, the bad guys are trying to ensnare you with malicious ads in search results. Reading time 2 minutes The Federal Bureau of ...

It’s estimated that roughly 27% of internet users are leveraging ad blockers. What do we know about who is using ad blockers and why? It’s estimated that roughly 27% of internet users are leveraging ...

YouTube recently took dramatic action against anyone visiting its site with an ad blocker running — after a few pieces of content, it'll simply stop serving you videos. If you want to get past the ...

The free ride is over—Google confirms that its limited adoption of anti-ad block features on YouTube is going global. From now on, anyone attempting to use an ad ...