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AdBlock for Firefox by AdBlock

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Review by Firefox user 13602447
by Firefox user 13602447, 7 years ago
This is a really poor app. A lot of the on screen prompt instructions are very technical and I have no idea what they mean. And perhaps the most idiotic: There a feature to 'block a particular ad on a site'. I've used it and it works pretty well. But it's only a visible option when the page or site is already blocked. So why block an ad when all ads on the page or site are already blocked? Makes no sense.

So, to carry that further, I'm thinking I'll unblock the site but selectively block ads on the site. But once I unblock the site or page, the option to block a specific ad is no longer available.

Very poorly designed, poorly thought-out app. I'll try some others. They may be just as convoluted, but I'll try.

Developer response

posted 7 years ago
Hi, and thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts with us! We have a feature called "Block an ad on this page." It's available at all times when AdBlock is running, whether or not any ads on the page are being blocked or there are any ads at all. It can be used to hide things other than ads. Obviously, it can't be available when the extension is paused or the page or site is whitelisted, because AdBlock isn't running then.

However, you can also use AdBlock to exclude specific filters to see ads that have been blocked or hidden. That would allow you to selectively block ads on the page. We have more information here:

* https://help.getadblock.com/solution/articles/6000066991-use-adblock-s-manual-blocking-wizard-to-block-ads-and-more
* https://help.getadblock.com/solution/articles/6000087883-how-can-i-see-what-adblock-is-blocking-or-hiding-

You're absolutely right about the on-screen help text being less than helpful. That's one of the things we're planning to improve in an upcoming release.

You're always welcome to open a ticket on our support site, https://help.getadblock.com, for help with how to use AdBlock. We want to make it as useful for you as possible. :)

- Rhana, AdBlock Community Manager
3,409 reviews
  • by Firefox user 13764473, 7 hours ago
  • by K33F3R, 2 days ago
  • by Fitosu, 5 days ago
    gggggg
  • by Anton, 6 days ago
    This extension doesn't work as it should, I still see a lot of ads, for youtube specially
  • by Firefox user 17173321, 9 days ago
    Constant pop ups from AD Blocker itself to pay $$$. I got an adblocker to AVOID pop ups. Kinda ironic!
  • by Firefox user 17525814, 11 days ago
  • by kgo, 12 days ago
    今天YT不能使用了，會跳出premium彈跳視窗，請作者更新一下，謝謝。
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  • by Страникс, a month ago
    Conflicts with VKontakte, blocks useful information along with advertising.

    Конфликтует с вконтакте, блокирует вместе с рекламой и полезную информацию.

    Developer response

    posted 16 days ago
    We'd love to help troubleshoot. Feel free to open a ticket at https://helpcenter.getadblock.com/hc/en-us/requests/new  — Kat C., AdBlock Support
  • by Adriano, a month ago
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  • by Luiz, a month ago
    Why would an ad blocker require access to "my data across ALL websites"? Beats me. If that changes, I might reconsider. Peace.

    Developer response

    posted 16 days ago
    Ad blockers first block a site's requests to download ads, then hide the ones that can't be blocked. To do that, the extension needs to see every page you open so that AdBlock can work on every page you visit. It also needs to find unblocked ads and change the data on the page by adding code to hide unblocked ads. — Kat C., AdBlock Support
  • by Felikss7, a month ago
    Ну очень радует!!!

    Developer response

    posted 16 days ago
    Я рад, что вам нравится AdBlock! Спасибо за ваш отзыв. — Kat C., AdBlock Support
  • by helloWolrd418, a month ago
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  • by Firefox user 18809457, a month ago
    Fantastic tool. Unfortunately, Since about a year YouTube is intelligent enough to see that adblocker software is installed and then even blocks your access to them.

    So do a few other sites I use this tool with.

    Would be great if AdBlock finds a compromise/way to maybe allow a certain amount of ads and then block others.

    I really hate YouTube for forcing people to pay Premium.

    Developer response

    posted 16 days ago
    Thanks for your feedback! I've shared your experience with our team. If you have additional questions or feature requests, you can find our Help Center and open a ticket by going to our website and clicking "Support" — Kat C., AdBlock Support
  • by binglosmuck, a month ago
    frequent popup tabs begging for money defeats the purpose of the goddamn addon. it was fine when it was every few months but the current frequency has me disabling this. CUT IT OUT

    Developer response

    posted 16 days ago
    We display the payment page to non-premium users when we update the extension (about every two weeks). You can dismiss the page by clicking the "x" on the tab. If you have any questions, you can find our Help Center by going to our website and clicking "Support" — Kat C., AdBlock Support
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