Microsoft’s new ‘Scareware Blocker’ in Edge is here to fight off scams
Scareware is a type of malware that relies on scare tactics to get you to lower your guard and unknowingly install malware or give away sensitive personal data before you…
Opera commits to supporting uBlock Origin ad blocker extension
Chrome is the undisputed king of the browser space, but the peasants are revolting over its shift to a new browser extension standard. Manifest V3 has left popular ad-blocking extension…
Popular ad blocker uBlock Origin Lite pulled from Firefox store
Neowin reports that the popular ad blocking add-on uBlock Origin Lite has been removed from Firefox’s official add-on marketplace due to a recent conflict that’s been brewing. uBlock Origin Lite’s…
Google did not ask Samsung to create One UI’s controversial Auto Blocker
Yesterday, Epic sued Samsung for One UI 6.1.1’s Auto Blocker feature. In its lawsuit, the company alleged that Auto Blocker was “intentionally crafted” in coordination with Google to pre-emptively undermine…
Epic is suing Samsung and Google for One UI’s Auto Blocker shenanigans
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Unknown app blocked on a Galaxy Z Flip 6 TL;DR Epic is suing Samsung and Google over One UI 6.1.1’s Auto Blocker feature. The Auto…
Use uBlock Origin on Chrome? Prepare to use another ad blocker
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Popular extensions like uBlock Origin, which are based on the Manifest V2 framework, will encounter compatibility problems with Chrome’s transition to Manifest V3. Google…
iOS 18’s Distraction Control is a makeshift ad blocker for Safari
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR iOS 18 beta 5 introduces Distraction Control, a feature that lets Safari users hide static web elements, like newsletter banners. As long as the…