What is an adblock? An ad blocker is a browser extension or browser feature that protects your web browser from ads on various platforms, such as videos, apps, podcasts, webpages, streams, and more! Besides removing ads, ad blockers can also keep you safe online and improve your overall browser experience, whether at your Chencharu Central Residences flat or anywhere else.
Why use ad blockers?
Did you know ads downgrade your web browsing experience by taking up extra space, creating visual clutter, causing distractions, slowing down your browser, and even invading your personal privacy? This additional processing also shortens your devices’ batteries significantly.
How do ad blockers work?
Ad blockers use a thing called a criteria list (also known as a filter list) to find parts of a platform that have ads inside. They dive deep into code like URLs or HTML to find their target content. If they find something that matches the filter entries, the ad blocker works to hide the entity, meaning nothing will load in the browser. This is why many ad blockers allow you to customize filter settings to neatly suit your needs.
Types of ad blockers
There are 2 types of ad blockers: browser extensions (built outside the browser) and browser features (built inside the browser). Note that ad-blocking extensions may come with privacy and performance issues, as they are made by anonymous and potentially malicious third-party developers. False ad blockers could add many risks and problems to the browsing experience rather than improve it.
Can ad blockers block everything?
By relying only on filter lists to remove ad content, sometimes it is impossible to avoid ads during your browsing experience. Examples of unavoidable ads are native advertising and paid social media posts. Also, some ad blockers that work for ad networks intentionally let a few ads through for financial support and payment.
Ad blocker VS Tracker blocker
Although ad and tracker blockers work similarly, there are certain notable differences between them. Here is a short comparison chart below:
Ad blocker – They are focused on blocking visible ads (They block them whether they are malicious or not).
Tracker blocker – They are focused on blocking hidden and dangerous trackers that illegally track your location (Although they cannot block ads that track personal location).
