Apple Users

Sancho

(9,106 posts) Fri Aug 28, 2015, 08:25 AM Aug 2015

Can anyone recommend an ad blocker?

One that runs on iMacs?

Things are out of control with the auto-load ads and videos.

Thanks in advance!

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Can anyone recommend an ad blocker? (Original Post) Sancho Aug 2015 OP

I'm happy with AdBlockPlus, but I'm also running Firefox. eppur_se_muova Aug 2015 #1

Thanks...I'll try it! Sancho Aug 2015 #2

Yeah, I'm using it and like it a lot. lovemydog Sep 2015 #5

And don't forget to uninstall Flash. onehandle Aug 2015 #3

I was wondering about that.. Sancho Aug 2015 #4

I know this is an old thread, but... IllFollowTheSun Dec 2015 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Dec 2015 #7

I use AdBlock Plus 47of74 Dec 2015 #8

I have a Mac and a Macbook Pro - I think I'll try Adblock on one and something else on the other... Sancho Dec 2015 #9

I put it on when I started getting ads for Sarah Palin and couldn't make them go away. 47of74 Dec 2015 #10

eppur_se_muova

(37,501 posts)

1. I'm happy with AdBlockPlus, but I'm also running Firefox.

Reply to Sancho (Original post)

Fri Aug 28, 2015, 10:51 AM

Aug 2015

It worked on Safari, but I had to give up Safari -- couldn't update on this iMac.

https://adblockplus.org/

Sancho

(9,106 posts)

2. Thanks...I'll try it!

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 28, 2015, 01:49 PM

Aug 2015

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)

5. Yeah, I'm using it and like it a lot.

Reply to Sancho (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 18, 2015, 10:51 PM

Sep 2015

I think someone here recommended it.

Whoever it was - thank you.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

3. And don't forget to uninstall Flash.

Reply to Sancho (Original post)

Sat Aug 29, 2015, 08:25 AM

Aug 2015

It's an ancient, dying technology that fuels ads. Even Adobe (its owner) is winding it down.

http://gizmodo.com/disable-flash-1688209571

If you really need Flash to watch a video once in a while, download Chrome (Flash built in) and use it specifically for that purpose.

Sancho

(9,106 posts)

4. I was wondering about that..

Reply to onehandle (Reply #3)

Sat Aug 29, 2015, 10:14 AM

Aug 2015

I get Flash updates almost every day...and I have Chrome installed. Thanks.

IllFollowTheSun

(1 post)

6. I know this is an old thread, but...

Reply to Sancho (Original post)

Tue Dec 1, 2015, 11:27 AM

Dec 2015

I highly recommend uBlock Origin for Firefox. It has the lowest memory and CPU footprint of any adblocker. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/?src=ss

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47of74

(18,470 posts)

8. I use AdBlock Plus

Reply to Sancho (Original post)

Mon Dec 14, 2015, 07:09 PM

Dec 2015

Both on Mac and on my Linux machine. Works quite well too.

Sancho

(9,106 posts)

9. I have a Mac and a Macbook Pro - I think I'll try Adblock on one and something else on the other...

Reply to 47of74 (Reply #8)

Mon Dec 14, 2015, 07:58 PM

Dec 2015

A lot of good suggestions. I need to do something - it's out of hand.

47of74

(18,470 posts)

10. I put it on when I started getting ads for Sarah Palin and couldn't make them go away.

Reply to Sancho (Reply #9)

Mon Dec 14, 2015, 08:01 PM

Dec 2015

I'm the kind who is somewhat willing to live with ads but if they're not willing to let me set it so I don't see assholes in the ads I receive then the hell with it, I'll just block all of them.

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