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cosbgn · 2019-06-27 12:06:11+00:00

Most ad-blockers don't block Google Search ads! If you want to block them you need to set it up. Most ad-blockers have a Acceptable Ads switch.

Finnucane | karma 5191 | avg karma 1.75 · | 2016-02-04 08:35:00

I would not expect Google to recommend using an ad blocker. They still want you to be able to see the 'good' ads.

phobosdeimos | karma 391 | avg karma 2.14 · | 2018-09-04 08:19:04

An ad blocker also removes the ads from Google search though.

hncensorsnonpc | karma 16 | avg karma 0.36 · | 2020-01-26 12:00:48+00:00

I have not even seen this in real because I use startpage and duckduckgo on top of ublock that blocks google ads anyway. Its strage to me that not everyone just blocks all ads.

totalZero | karma 6875 | avg karma 2.74 · | 2016-10-14 00:35:23+00:00

I use ghostery...not exactly an ad blocker but it blocks most ads. I guess it spares the Google search text ads.

Gibbon1 | karma 7778 | avg karma 1.11 · | 2023-07-16 16:32:39

You're not blocking ads, you're blocking google spying on you.

jefftk | karma 22506 | avg karma 4.92 · | 2021-09-28 06:47:57

Ad blockers on Chrome block Google's ads too. The ad script doesn't even run, so it's not getting as far as collecting any data.

(I work on ads at Google, speaking only for myself)

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cmcnally | karma 4 | avg karma 0.29 · | 2015-10-02 13:35:41+00:00

Adblock does not block Google ads by default.

SomeCallMeTim | karma 4107 | avg karma 2.77 · | 2015-09-19 18:58:04+00:00

Ad blockers absolutely block the ads at the top and of Google searches, which I specifically sited as useful.

amelius | karma 42902 | avg karma 1.63 · | 2015-08-27 10:26:27+00:00

Are there any ad-blockers out there that also block Google ads (inline in websites, and also on top of search results)?

NayamAmarshe | karma 2303 | avg karma 2.84 · | 2024-06-03 08:40:47

No, it doesn't block Google's sponsored ads. It blocks embedded ads that track you.

rumayor | karma 177 | avg karma 10.41 · | 2015-09-24 16:25:06+00:00

very cool. Does this block ads on google itself?

nissimk | karma 1124 | avg karma 3.21 · | 2019-11-13 16:53:33

Blocking ads?

nextparadigms | karma 17011 | avg karma 5.25 · | 2012-01-03 18:07:11

It can block ads for over a year now. Google introduced some code that came from webkit, that allowed Adblockers to block all ads, and they let it be.

calderarrow | karma 601 | avg karma 9.25 · | 2020-03-06 16:06:24

Question for google search users on HN: Do y'all use adblockers? I noticed less of a difference in my one-off searches after I had been using an ad blocker for a while, so I wonder if using an adblocker would be a way for people to transition away from Google.

Eerie | karma 272 | avg karma 1.93 · | 2017-04-20 05:58:41+00:00

>where other blockers by default can easily block all Google ads

Adblock Plus, the most popular adblocker, does not block Google ads by default, because they are considered non-intrusive.

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javery | karma 3144 | avg karma 5.5 · | 2015-12-10 20:09:50

But it really isn't. It blocks only ads served by Google and only blocks some of them.

rand0mx1 | karma 479 | avg karma 4.2 · | 2021-05-25 02:53:43+00:00

blocking google.com with adblocker will make website unresponsive.

gingerlime | karma 3093 | avg karma 2.11 · | 2013-07-05 18:43:30+00:00

This doesn't however block things like google ads inside Gmail, which ad blocker browser extensions typically can and do block.

ndriscoll | karma 1994 | avg karma 2.25 · | 2024-02-18 01:51:54

Right so it doesn't do what an adblocker is supposed to do, which is block ads. It doesn't do that because it's not in Google's interest for it to do that.