
The Electronic Frontier Foundation created Privacy Badger because it was concerned about the business models of other ad blockers and privacy tools. However, if an advert is non-intrusive, it’s whitelisted by default.

It integrates with a content-blocking system to block ads on Safari. However, you can disable acceptable ads by checking the box in the settings.Īdblock Plus offers an app for Apple users. Therefore, it came up with a policy that guides acceptable ads and turns them on by default.

This is because the platform understands that websites need money to stay free. It’s easy to set up and comes with pre-set filters for blocking most ads.Īdblock Plus doesn’t block all ads unless they’re marked as malware or considered intrusive. It suppresses YouTube ads and pre-roll ads and has browser extensions for Opera, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. Adblock Plus is a popular open-source ad blocker that has formed the foundation for many ad blockers available today.
