DuckDuckGo browser now blocks YouTube ads by default, challenging Google
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Michael Crider
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DuckDuckGo has updated its desktop browser to automatically block YouTube video ads out of the box, using open-source uBlock Origin filter lists. The move positions DuckDuckGo as a direct challenger to Google's ad ecosystem, but Google is expected to push back, potentially breaking the ad-blocking functionality as it has done with other tools in the past.
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bskyDuckDuckGo browser now blocks YouTube ads by default, challenging Googlepcworld.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledThe free DuckDuckGo browser now blocks most video ads, including on YouTube.
Nobody likes watching ads on YouTube, including yours truly, and most people don't seem ready to fork over $14 per month to disable them.
DuckDuckGo, positioning itself as the anti-Google, is now proudly quacking that its own browser blocks YouTube ads out of the box.
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