Browsing the internet without AdBlock is sometimes annoying | photo: Unsplash
Ad blockers, or AdBlocks, are among the most practical, but also the most controversial additions to everyday life on the Internet. Some companies, such as Google, strongly oppose them and do not allow their use in some of their services. We have AdBlock for you, which still works and you can rely on its services.
The last truly functional ad blocker?
The fact is that finding a really good, quality ad blocker that actually works is not easy. The market is saturated with all kinds of anti-trust programs, but if you are looking for something really functional, go for AdGuard. It is considered one of the best free blockers and is available for all major platforms, i.e. Android, iOS, Windows and Mac.
It can block all types of ads, while reducing data consumption and speeding up page loading. It works within the browser, but also with applications that are riddled with advertisements more and more often. A bonus is protection against malware attacks or identity theft, and AdGuard also includes parental controls. In short, proper AdBlock, as it should be.
Google, for example, is fighting against ad blockers photo: Tech Radar
It also works in the browser
There are many ways to bypass ads on the web, and even though browser extensions in the form of built-in ad blockers are slowly on the decline, they can still be easily found. There are even browsers that have AdBlocks directly integrated and these include Ghostery, Brave, the popular Mozilla Firefox, Opera and Kiwi. So there are plenty of options and you certainly don’t have to rely on Chrome.
AdBlock, yes or no?
Yes, ads are bad and annoying, but is AdBlock really an adequate solution? Isn’t targeted ad blocking something like theft because you won’t see an ad and the site operator loses money? Everyone has to answer that according to their own conscience, but the fact is that the use of these helpers practically always results in some step that the site operator must apply.
For many websites, advertisements are the only source of income, and when users reduce this income through blockers, creators will easily lose motivation to create quality content. Ads often fund free content that would otherwise only be available for a fee, and sites often deploy subscriptions to use them, or put their better content behind a paywall.
Some browsers, such as Firefox, have an ad blocker directly integrated into them
All free and for all?
In short, AdBlock is not always the best solution and you should keep this in mind when surfing the web. The Internet is definitely not a place where everything should be free, which is a common and mistaken idea of a large part of its users. Quality content should be paid for, and if that financial reward is ads, leave AdBlock off. You’ll support the creator and get more quality content.
Source: mobilizujeme.cz
