New, by me: If you're not using ad blockers, you should be! I wrote 2,000+ words on why you should use them and how to get started.

In this deep-dive blog, I explain why ad blockers are critical for your online security and privacy, what threats ad blockers can help defend against, and we'll look at some of the best ad blockers out there.

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Why ad blockers are a top security and privacy defense for everyone

Ad blockers can help defend against some of the top hacks, scams, and surveillance today. Here are some of the best ad blockers that you can use.

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@zackwhittaker on Apple devices I would recommend the excellent Wipr 2 by @mipstian, it does a great job blocking ads and trackers in Safari. Apparently there’s an app in the works to block ads in other apps.
@jerbear @mipstian yep! that one is in there!
@zackwhittaker @jerbear nice, writers generally don’t cover ad blockers because of the obvious conflict of interest 😬 so thanks!