We're delighted to announce the official release of AdBlock VPN! If you're looking for a simple, affordable way to help keep you safe online, AdBlock VPN has you covered.
To our awesome community of
#Twitch
+ AdBlock users: We're aware of a potential issue with AdBlock + Twitch not playing nicely, and our engineers are on the case. We'll figure out what's going on and get a fix out as soon as we can!
Chrome +
#Twitch
users: you should be set! You may need to close and reopen your browser in order for AdBlock to update to the latest version. As a reminder, this will likely cause ads to get through the stream, but should stop the purple screen from interrupting you constantly.
We've submitted a release with a fix (4.29.2) for Chrome & Firefox (Edge coming soon). The release needs to go through a review process by each respective webstore (Chrome/Mozilla/Microsoft) before it gets rolled out to users, but we're hoping it gets rolled out very quickly! 🤞
.
@firefox
is hard at work on a fix for the issue with extensions. In the meantime, be careful out there folks. A video ad could spring out of nowhere and catch you by surprise.
Good news! Our engineers are fast-tracking a release to resolve this ASAP. This means you may see some
#Twitch
ads getting through once the release goes out, but you should be able to access Twitch streams without the purple screen of death.
Stay tuned for another update soon!
To our awesome community of
#Twitch
+ AdBlock users: We're aware of a potential issue with AdBlock + Twitch not playing nicely, and our engineers are on the case. We'll figure out what's going on and get a fix out as soon as we can!
Hi folks! If you're suddenly seeing ads on YouTube, don't panic. We've shared this information with the awesome filter list maintainers and are investigating as much as we can from our end as well.
When it comes to ad blocking on YouTube, we're continuing to focus on a long term solution for our users to have more control over their internet experience.
We've recently learned that AdBlock for Firefox is currently not available in the Mozilla store. Our apologies for the inconvenience! We're looking into this as we speak and hope to have everything up and running very soon. Thanks for your patience!
@SuperrBallerr
@Vanagandr_hnd
@TheSMii7Y
True! We encourage whitelisting YTers you love, & we're the only ad blocker that has this built-in. But it's all about user choice for us.
We've submitted a release with a fix (4.29.2) for Chrome & Firefox (Edge coming soon). The release needs to go through a review process by each respective webstore (Chrome/Mozilla/Microsoft) before it gets rolled out to users, but we're hoping it gets rolled out very quickly! 🤞
Good news! Our engineers are fast-tracking a release to resolve this ASAP. This means you may see some
#Twitch
ads getting through once the release goes out, but you should be able to access Twitch streams without the purple screen of death.
Stay tuned for another update soon!
@foxymiraj
@sleepinglunads
We certainly would have if we'd known the extent of the problem sooner! We're a small team, but we always try very hard to stay on top of issues as they're reported. Sorry we let you down this time.
All together now: "Happy birthday to us, happy birthday to us, happy birthday to uuuh-uuuhs, happy birthday to us. And many moooooore!" We made a wish eight years ago. Thanks for making it come true, today and every day.
Nearly 1,500 shopping and business sites were hit by a massive
#Coinhive
#cryptojacking
campaign on Thanksgiving Day, hidden in a live help widget. Aren't you glad
#AdBlock
now has
#cryptocurrency
mining protection built in?
Hi friends! We've heard that some of you are running into ads on YouTube today 👎👎 We're investigating in case there's something funky going on, but in the meantime, make sure you keep your filter lists up-to-date to get the latest fixes:
Seeing a lot of annoying
#ads
on
#Facebook
? Want to learn more about how to avoid being tracked online? AdBlock can help get rid of obnoxious FB ads and protect your
#privacy
at the same time:
In the meantime, there's no need to report these cases as bugs. (We appreciate everyone who has shared info and screenshots with us so far!)
We're not entirely sure what YouTube is up to, but we'll figure it out and get you back to distraction-free viewing in no time!
Happy 11th birthday to us! 🥳
A huge thanks to our supporters and Premium subscribers, and to our awesome community of users around the world. You help make AdBlock possible and we couldn't do it without you.
Here's to many more years of making the internet a better place! 🥂
We haven't forgotten about the issues on
#YouTube
, and our engineering team is working on a fix as we speak. We should have something out very soon!
In the meantime, find out more about why these issues sometimes pop up (and what you can do to help):
The new Edge browser comes with built-in privacy features designed to protect you from creepy trackers. We like that.
Even better? AdBlock works in the new
#MicrosoftEdge
for even *more* tracker protection. It's a pretty sweet setup, if you ask us. 😎
🔦Feature spotlight: Tracking Prevention. Control how your information is collected by online trackers in the new
#MicrosoftEdge
. Go to "Privacy and Services" settings to learn more. 🔐
Hello friends! We are aware that some ads are getting through on your favorite
#Twitch
streams. Our team is working on researching and resolving this issue as quickly as possible. We will make an update as soon as a fix has been released. Thank you for your patience!
#Chrome
stops responding and "Waiting for extension AdBlock" appears in the status bar? Eek, it's a
#bug
. A fix is on the way. For now, manually whitelist affected sites.
#adblock
Hello folks! We received some reports of websites not working over the weekend with AdBlock enabled. This was a filter list issue which has since been resolved. If you're still having trouble, make sure your filter lists are up to date!
Update! It appears that Firefox is currently experience an issue related to extensions. This is affecting all extensions, not just AdBlock. We're crossing our fingers for a quick fix! Here's a link with more information about the bug:
Awesome news from
@firefox
! A fix is being rolled out as we speak. We can all rest easy and get back to ad-free browsing (phew). Now, who's going to make "I survived the extension blackout of 2019" t-shirts? We'll need to order a few. ;)
#Facebook
News Feed broken with
#AdBlock
for
#Safari
2.67? Our bad. Disable AdBlock in Safari Extensions Preferences until we get a bug fix out. Apologies for the inconvenience!
Think the new ad filter in
#Chrome
will block all the ads you don't want to see?
@AdblockPlus
investigated and found a few surprises. Why you still need
#adblock
.
Special thanks to
@AdGuard
for the extremely important work they're doing exposing fake ad blockers. Check out their overview of the how, what, and why of fake ad blockers, and remember: never download *any* extensions from sources you don't trust.
@Dranrock
We're not done yet! We're still actively looking into ways around their aggressive ad technology. Hopefully we can find a fix (that doesn't break things) for our Twitch users soon.
Happy
#DataPrivacyDay
! While it may sound like a boring holiday, it's actually a great reminder to give yourself a little data privacy check-up. A few simple
#privacy
tips from
@Techlicious
:
Seeing a notice about targeted messages to AdBlock or Adblock Plus users? It's a bad filter in the anti-adblock filter list. The list authors have fixed it. To get the update, manually refresh your filter lists.
#adblock
#adblockplus
#targetedmessages
IT'S HERE! 🎉
AdBlock version 4.19.0 lets you allow ads on your favorite
#TwitchTV
channels, so you can support your favorite streamers with just a couple of clicks: