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How to Block YouTube Ads in 2026 Without Getting Detected
YouTube's ad detection has evolved. Here's how Adless stays invisible while removing pre-rolls, mid-rolls, and overlay ads.
July 24, 2026
Cookie Consent Banners: Why They Exist and How to Hide Them
GDPR mandated cookie consent. Now every website has an annoying popup. Here's the legal background and how Adless makes them disappear.
July 22, 2026
YouTube Grid Layout: How to Control Videos Per Row
YouTube decides how many videos you see per row. Adless lets you override that — from 2 to 8 columns, applied before the page even renders.
July 20, 2026
What Is Anti-Adblock and How Adless Bypasses It
Websites are fighting back against ad blockers. Here's how their detection works and why Adless's camouflage engine stays invisible.
July 18, 2026
The Best Chrome Ad Blockers Compared: 2026 Edition
uBlock Origin, AdBlock Plus, Adless, and others — how do they compare on performance, detection resistance, and Manifest V3 readiness?
July 15, 2026
The Fake Virus Warning That Calls Itself Microsoft
A reader told us her mother was phoning her in a panic every other week about "YOUR COMPUTER IS INFECTED" pop-ups. Here is what those pages actually are, why they are so effective, and what stops them.
August 9, 2026
Setting Up a Parent's Browser: A Two-Minute Job
A reader's father, 78 and living alone, came close to phoning a fake support number. Here is the short version of what to set up on a parent's computer, and what to say to them afterwards.
August 9, 2026
The Bank Login Page That Wasn't
"It blocked a site that looked exactly like my bank's login page but wasn't. I would never have spotted that myself." Why look-alike bank pages beat careful people, and what catches them.
August 9, 2026