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The Best Ad Blockers for 2024

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The Best Ad Blockers for 2024 There are big differences among popular ad blockers. We put them to the test to see which one is best for cleaning up your browsing experience. Ads are ugly, they make websites look and perform worse, and their weird tricks—like appearing suddenly or auto playing videos—can be extremely irritating. Ad blockers seek to rein in those problems and make the web a little bit better. We look through some of the best-known names in the ad-blocking business to help you find the right one for your needs. Why You Should Block Ads While legitimate ads can be annoying enough, some ads are deceptive or even dangerous. Some take over your screen, claiming to be from law enforcement and demanding you pay a hefty (and spurious) fine. Some online ads pretend to be from antivirus scanners, proclaiming you've been infected and need to download their malware protection solution, which might itself be malicious or simply a way to scare you into buying a subscript...
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10 Best Ad Blockers in 2024: Get Rid of Ads Today

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  10 Best Ad Blockers in 2024: Get Rid of Ads Today Annoying ads are simply everywhere — that’s why you need a good ad blocker.  Unfortunately, there are plenty of ad blockers out there that can’t consistently block ads and trackers or are unable to stop ads at the DNS level. Even worse, some malicious programs claim to be ad blockers but are really just out to steal your data. Ads might be annoying, but trackers are just as bad.  Legitimate companies and hackers both use trackers to monitor your data, log your browsing history, and watch your online activities. Regardless of why they do it, it’s a breach of your privacy. The best ad blockers stop trackers as well as ads . That said, no ad blocker can prevent you from seeing 100% of ads,  but some come much closer than others. I tested tons of ad blockers against websites like Amazon, Facebook, YouTube, old forums, and news websites, and I found some that work really well. Private Internet Access (PIA) is my...
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