Tag: ad blocking

Brave defies Google’s moves to kill ad-blocking

Monday, July 1, 2019 1:08 pmMonday, July 1, 201912 Comments

Brave, the Chromium-based browser developed by Firefox co-founder and JavaScript creator Brendan Eich, thinks there’s a better way of handling ad-blocker…

Opera tests first desktop Web browser to include built-in ad blocking

Thursday, March 10, 2016 1:57 pmThursday, March 10, 201616 Comments

Opera claims that turning on the ad-blocking feature can cut page load times by a whopping 90 percent…

Axel Springer goes after Apple iOS 9 ad blockers in new legal battle

Monday, November 23, 2015 4:55 pmMonday, November 23, 201516 Comments

Axel Springer has a history of fighting back against ad-blocking software that threatens its publications’ business models…

Apple approves first adblocker that works within mobile apps

Tuesday, October 6, 2015 9:32 amTuesday, October 6, 201518 Comments

Apple has approved a piece of software for its digital store that enables iPhone users to block advertisements from appearing in mobile apps…

Apple News is fast, responsive, enjoyable, and it might become your only news app

Wednesday, July 15, 2015 5:25 pmWednesday, July 15, 201535 Comments

Apple News is fast, responsive and enjoyable to use…

Apple News shows that Apple wants to bolster and profit from ads, not eliminate them

Friday, July 10, 2015 10:17 amFriday, July 10, 201534 Comments

Advertising is an easy target: it’s an eyesore, slows down web pages…