AdGuard Blog

Upd: January 22, 2025 8 min read AdGuard Research Numbers talk

AdGuard tracker report: December 2024. How much is your traffic contaminated?

As bad as ads are, every ad brings along a tracking script. This is AdGuard's traditional ad tracker report, where we look into how many ad trackers there are in different countries' traffic.

Ekaterina Kachalova

Upd: January 22, 2025 3 min read Ad Blocking Industry news

Twitch is going after ad blockers the way YouTube did: what is going to happen now?

Twitch is pushing back against ad blocking users on the platform. For now it urges them to disable ad blockers, just like YouTube once did.

Ekaterina Kachalova

January 14, 2025 4 min read AdGuard DNS AdGuard news

AdGuard DNS is now pre-installed in all ASUS Wi-Fi 7 routers

ASUS has integrated AdGuard DNS as a built-in feature in all of its Wi-Fi 7-compatible models. This enables users to enhance their online security and privacy effortlessly.

Daria Magdik

Upd: December 30, 2024 2 min read AdGuard for iOS New version Release notes

AdGuard v4.5.8 for iOS: Filter updates are now up to 30x faster

The app just got up to 30x faster: AdGuard filtering rules are converted to Safari rules in just 0.5–2 seconds instead of 10–30. You will notice the difference especially when updating, enabling, or disabling filters and turning protection on.

Valery Yanovsky

Upd: December 27, 2024 17 min read AdGuard Recap

Reflecting on 2024: Progress, growth, and ambition

Is 365 days a lot or not? Turns out it's enough to improve AdGuard products, release new products, and keep up with industry trends. Get ready for a long read — this is a recap of 2024.

Anna Koroleva

December 27, 2024 17 min read AdGuard news Industry news

Recap of the Ad-Filtering Dev Summit 2024

The 7th AFDS was co-hosted by eyeo and AdGuard. The event featured technical talks, community bonding, and insights into the future of ad filtering — here is a recap of what it was like.

Daria Magdik

Lena Ter-Mikaelyan

Upd: December 27, 2024 3 min read TechTok

What is a VPN tunnel and how does it work? Answering your burning questions

What is a VPN tunnel? And how does it work exactly? Answer your questions in our first TechTok advice column edition.

Ekaterina Kachalova

Upd: December 26, 2024 5 min read AdGuard

Who did it best? Top contributors of 2024

It’s time for our favorite kind of post — one where we thank our top contributors for helping make AdGuard better throughout the year. Who are they? Let’s find out!

Anna Koroleva

December 24, 2024 2 min read Ad Blocking AdGuard Research Numbers talk

AdGuard annual ad tracker report sneak peek – key trends

Traditionally, at the end of the year we take a look at the state of ad trackers around the world. This article teases the big one that will soon follow with more insights and interactive maps.

Ekaterina Kachalova