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November 24, 2023 6 min read Digest

AdGuard’s digest: Apple embraces RCS, porn ad mocks YouTube, Google’s secret deal and X’s sad tale

Apple cedes some ground in the 'bubble war,' porn ad finds its way to YouTube amid anti-ad-blocker crackdown, and Google's secrets exposed.

Ekaterina Kachalova

Upd: November 15, 2024 2 min read AdGuard Promos

Black Friday at AdGuard: Up to 85% off

AdGuard's Black Friday sale is here, and we’re rolling out the biggest discount combo ever! Grab the deal to protect all your devices at a huge benefit.

Anastasiia Fedotova

Upd: November 20, 2023 9 min read The more you know

How targeted ads industry puts your data at risk of surveillance abuse

When you go online, you inevitably share your data with many third parties, such as websites and advertisers. Often this data ends up with data brokers or even the government, who can do whatever they want with it.

Ekaterina Kachalova

Upd: December 25, 2024 18 min read Email The more you know

How to block spam emails

Learn what ways to block spam emails exist, how to block junk emails in popular email services and how to choose a spam email blocker that will fit your needs.

Anna Martynova

Upd: June 4, 2025 13 min read AFDS The more you know

Ad-Filtering Dev Summit 2023: recap

This year's Ad-Filtering Dev Summit was a blast: we heard from filter list maintainers, discussed how AI will impact ad blocking, and touched on privacy and legality issues.

Vasily Bagirov

Upd: November 14, 2023 2 min read The more you know

YouTube: How to use it with an ad blocker

YouTube has begun actively testing a new way to detect ad blockers. But what can you do if you use one? Find out in our article.

Nata Kiseleva

Vasily Bagirov

Upd: November 16, 2023 9 min read The more you know

Dazed, tracked & confused: How unaware and helpless is public about data privacy?

People are increasingly concerned about their privacy online, but they often don't know what happens to their information once it's collected and how to protect it. A new survey reveals the full picture.

Ekaterina Kachalova

November 10, 2023 5 min read Digest

AdGuard’s digest: Automakers get the green light to harvest private texts, Apple throws in the towel, YouTube’s privacy woes mount

More activists argue that YouTube's anti-ad block scripts violate privacy, as car manufacturers are given carte blanche to collect drivers' personal texts.

Ekaterina Kachalova

November 9, 2023 4 min read AdGuard for iOS New version Release notes

AdGuard v4.5.1 for iOS: dealing with unforeseen rule limit on iOS 17

While preparing v4.5.1 we found the bug on iOS 17 and a workaround for it. Read the full story and check out other improvements in this article.

Valery Yanovsky

Upd: November 10, 2023 6 min read The more you know

Windows Phone rises from the ashes to help block YouTube ads. But it’s tricky

A long-forgotten and discontinued Windows Phone operating system has risen from the dead to help YouTube users block ads. But its revenge, however sweet, may be short-lived.

Ekaterina Kachalova

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