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  2. Ad blocking - Wikipedia

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    Editing this hosts file is simple and effective because most DNS clients will read the local hosts file before querying a remote DNS server. Storing black-hole entries in the hosts file prevents the browser from accessing an ad server by manipulating the name resolution of the ad server to a local or nonexistent IP address ( 127.0.0.1 or 0.0.0 ...

  3. uBlock Origin - Wikipedia

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    uBlock Origin (/ ˈ j uː b l ɒ k / YOO-blok [5]) is a free and open-source browser extension for content filtering, including ad blocking.The extension is available for Firefox and Chromium-based browsers (such as Chrome, Edge, Brave, and Opera).

  4. AdBlock - Wikipedia

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    It is free to download and use, and it includes optional donations to the developers. [6] The AdBlock extension was created on December 8, 2009, which is the day that supports for extensions was added to Google Chrome. [7] [8] It was one of the first Google Chrome extensions that was made. [citation needed]

  5. IP address blocking - Wikipedia

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    Unix-like operating systems commonly implement IP address blocking using a TCP wrapper, configured by host access control files /etc/hosts.deny and /etc/hosts.allow.. Both companies and schools offering remote user access use Linux programs such as DenyHosts or Fail2ban for protection from unauthorized access while allowing permitted remote access.

  6. Adblock Plus - Wikipedia

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    Adblock Plus (ABP) is a free and open-source [11] [12] browser extension for content-filtering and ad blocking.It is developed by Eyeo GmbH, a German software company.The extension has been released for Mozilla Firefox (including mobile), [13] Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Opera, Safari, Yandex Browser, and Android.

  7. List of pop-up blocking software - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of software that can block pop-up ads. Blocking is usually a user-enabled option, and can in many cases allow specified exceptions. Blocking is usually a user-enabled option, and can in many cases allow specified exceptions.

  8. Block (Internet) - Wikipedia

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    A notice informing a user of their block on the English Wikipedia A Telegram user is blocked. On the Internet, a block or ban is a technical measure intended to restrict access to information or resources. Blocking and its inverse, unblocking, may be implemented by the owners of computers using software. [1]

  9. Blacklist (computing) - Wikipedia

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    Screenshot of a website blocking the creation of content which matches a regular expression term on its blacklist. In computing, a blacklist, disallowlist, blocklist, or denylist is a basic access control mechanism that allows through all elements (email addresses, users, passwords, URLs, IP addresses, domain names, file hashes, etc.), except those explicitly mentioned.