How to Use ad blocker in a Sentence
ad blocker
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Try turning off your ad blocker.
—Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
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This isn’t its first attempt at curbing ad blockers on the platform.
—Dua Rashid / Gizmodo, Quartz, 28 May 2024
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YouTube has also been cracking down on using ad blockers to dodge ads.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2024
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Google also wants to cripple ad blockers on Chrome sometime this year.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2023
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And plenty of people use ad blockers on the web, Zuckerman points out.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 24 Aug. 2023
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Download an ad blocker that prohibits ads from appearing on your browser.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
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The ad blocker visibly did its job, removing inline ads, popup ads, slide-in ads, and more.
—PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
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In recent months, the company has been cracking down on ad blockers on YouTube in a big way.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2023
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Ad-free streaming services like Netflix were booming and ad blockers for the web were thriving.
—Suzanne Vranica, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2023
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Don't be surprised if your ad blocker suddenly stops working on YouTube.
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 16 Apr. 2024
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There’s an ad blocker to cut down on intrusive ads and malware protection to help keep your devices safe from online threats.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
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YouTube is throwing a major wrench into video playback for viewers who are using ad blockers.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 29 June 2023
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YouTube has been at war with ad blockers for quite some time now and has employed various tactics to keep users off those extensions.
—Dua Rashid / Gizmodo, Quartz, 28 May 2024
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In its Monday blog post, YouTube says ad blockers violate its terms of service.
—Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
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Please check your connection, disable any ad blockers, or try using a different browser.
—sfchronicle.com, 18 Mar. 2026
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Most ad blockers only scratch the surface, leaving loopholes for trackers and advertisers to slip through.
—New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2025
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This ad blocker gives you back a clean, quiet internet without subscriptions or recurring fees.
—PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2025
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Turning off ad blockers largely fixes these issues, though ad blockers have also done a pretty decent job of adapting.
—Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 14 June 2024
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In fact, 99% of Gen-Z consumers will skip an ad if given the option, and nearly two-thirds use ad blockers.
—Jennifer Acree, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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If portions of the page appear blank and an ad blocker is enabled, please disable the ad blocker and refresh the page to ensure full access to the content.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
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Initially, many ad blocker makers hit back at Google’s plans, and multiple delays followed.
—Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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One major example is the uBlock Origin ad blocker, which digs deep into the browser's workings to keep pages clean.
—PC Magazine, 10 Nov. 2025
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YouTube has used all sorts of tactics to get people to turn off ad blockers and subscribe to YouTube Premium.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 15 Jan. 2024
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YouTube is continuing its ad blocker crackdown by testing server-side ad injection.
—Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 14 June 2024
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While not foolproof, ad blockers can minimize the risk of encountering malvertising campaigns.
—Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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The looming phaseout has caused many uBlock Origin users on Chrome to worry they’ll be forced to install a less effective ad blocker.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 30 May 2024
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The company has also embarked on a campaign to discourage the use of ad blockers, primarily by nagging users and blocking the blockers right back.
—Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2025
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Banner ads became annoying, then invisible, then nonexistent thanks to ad blockers.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2025
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Between ad blockers, endless scrolling, and short attention spans, traditional marketing doesn’t always cut it.
—Wyles Daniel june 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 June 2026
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AdGuard’s ad blocker removes intrusive ads and limits tracking scripts that collect browsing data behind the scenes on nine devices.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 22 May 2026
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