In 2006, Adblock Plus 0.6 was released as a browser extension that promised to keep users’ Web experience uncluttered and advertising-free. As the Internet became overrun with auto-play videos, ...

Adblock Plus today launched Adblock Browser for Android. Currently in beta, the company’s first browser was created by taking the open-source Firefox for Android ...

Prepare to have your mind blown: This weekend, the creator of the popular AdBlock software—which kills the ads you’d normally see while trawling the Web—launched a crowdfunding campaign to pay for ads ...

Adblock Plus is the world's most popular free advert blocker with more than 10 million users. It has extensions that run in all the major web browsers including Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera and Safari ...

Eyeo, the parent company of Adblock Plus–an ad-blocking tool that removes pesky banner ads, pop-ups, and video advertising and is available today for iOS devices–has opted to allow an external board ...

One of the developers behind free desktop ad blocker, Adblock Ultimate, says he is "surprised and confused" after a trademark complaint from the company behind the popular ad blocker, Adblock Plus, ...

The use of software that blocks ads on websites is on a rapid rise. According to a study last year by PageFair and Adobe, some 144 million people used the software monthly, up almost 70% from the year ...

Whatever your views are on online advertising, it's here to stay. But that doesn't mean that companies aren't doing all they can to strip the web of ads on your behalf. Perhaps the most notable is ...

An exploit has been uncovered in the filter systems of Adblock, Adblock Plus, and uBlock which may permit attackers to remotely inject arbitrary code into web pages. Security researcher Armin ...

Adblock, the popular extension for Chrome and Safari, has announced via a pop-up to users that it has been sold — but doesn't mention a price or a buyer. The company was previously privately owned by ...

AdBlock software will mark the day by showing ads from privacy advocates. — -- AdBlock, the browser extension that is known for blocking annoying advertisements, is taking an ironic approach to ...

When Adblock Plus unveiled its own ad network in a bid to make money from toned-down ads, it raised more than a few eyebrows... including those of its supposed ad partners. While the company said that ...