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Have you ever wondered what the best method is for block online ads? We several times and we know well that there are several different methods. One of the best known of all is the mythical uBlock Origin. Another method is at the DNS level, for example with NextDNS or AdGuard DNS.
In this regard, we have noticed that people often install extensions random from the various stores, probably because they don't know the differences well and believe that one is as good as the other. we suggest uBlock Origin not by chance, but because its creator has always proved to be active and very attentive to the development of his project even in the past.
Block online ads
However, this is not intended to be an article about uBlock Origin, that could come later and we hope it will be welcome given the incredible potential of the extension. Today we want to talk more generally about how complex it actually is to block online ads. And we ask ourselves: are you doing it correctly? Yours Browsers and are your settings helping you with this?
To answer this question, some sites come to our aid, some tests that allow us to understand if and how much ours Browsers and our settings protect us from various types of advertising.
Needless to say Brave in its basic version it passes most tests brilliantly. Also Firefox, but obviously only by installing the legendary one too uBlock Origin.
The tests
Here are some online tests we found! Always remember that the goal is not just to get the highest result but to try to understand what we are actually blocking and whether what we are letting through is in any way useful for our navigation or not.
- Ad Blocker Test, developed by the author of Kiwi Browsers. It allows you to control which advertisements which tracers you are actually blocking.
- Can you block it?, this is the first site we recommend you try. It has two different tests, one simple and one eXtreme. I recommend if you use it Browsers which do not protect against advertising do not click on advertising banners!
- Test your ad blocker, another site to test your ad blocking system.
- AdBlock Testers, this site also lets you know whether or not you block them Google advertising but also, for example, Google Analytics.
- Block Ads!, this site Open source 1 it will simply tell you whether or not you have a pre-installed ad blocker. Useful as a test to perhaps send to people who have problems to understand if they have any program to block ads.
How did you manage? Do you find these tests useful? We leave these links for others practical examples or curiosity. If you want to comment you can find us both on Feddit than on ours Telegram group!
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