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AdBlock and Adblock Plus have had the same owner since 2021, so switching between them fixes nothing. Here is what actually changes the behaviour.
Privacy Badger isn’t blocking your ads because it isn’t an ad blocker. Here is what it actually does, why that is deliberate, and what to run alongside it.
Most Ghostery alternative pages skip the part where the data-sharing ended in 2017. Here is the real history, how it performs now, and what to switch to if you still want to.
Most people leave Total Adblock over the renewal, not the blocking. Here is what to check before you cancel, and which ad blockers to move to.
Ads still getting through Adblock Plus? That is the default, not a fault. Here is what Acceptable Ads actually does, and what to switch to if turning it off is not enough.
Firefox, Brave and Opera still run the full uBlock Origin. Chrome and Edge don't. The dates, the reason for the split, and whether it actually affects how you browse.
Chrome and Edge have retired Manifest V2, so the full uBlock Origin is gone from both. What actually happened, which browsers still run it, and what to use if you're staying put.