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How to block ads on Android, with root and without root
Ads can be annoying in a lot of cases. If you're grown frustrated by ads on the Internet, here's how you can block ads on Android.
Nobody likes ads, yet it’s hard to imagine a world without them. Ads are the reason why we can access many of the most popular websites, services, and apps without paying a single penny. It’s not that ads are fundamentally bad — when done right, ads can be entertaining, engaging, and genuinely useful. It’s just that many websites and apps can be short-sighted at times and engage in shady ad practices to boost their revenue.
Google sued by US Justice Department over digital ad monopoly
The DOJ and eight states have filed a lawsuit against the company for allegedly monopolizing its digital ad technologies.
It looks like things are going to get hot and heavy for Google, as the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), along with eight states, have now filed a lawsuit, alleging the company of "monopolizing multiple digital advertising technology products." The filing states that Google utilizes multiple different advertising technologies that websites rely and have become dependent on over the years, and this puts its competitors at a major disadvantage. The lawsuit aims to restore competition in the digital advertising space.
[Update: Google's Response] Cheetah Mobile is accused of committing Ad Fraud in several apps
The company behind several extremely popular Android apps, Cheetah Mobile, has been accused of committing fraudulent activities with respect to ads.
With over 2.6 million applications to account for in the Play Store, Google is constantly at war with fraudulent and malicious apps plaguing their ecosystem. At the same time, Google tries to promote high-quality apps for users to enjoy, although sometimes the apps they select are of dubious quality. Cheetah Mobile is perhaps one of the most infamous development companies among our users because of their practice of collecting data on users and serving tons of sketchy advertisements. Their acquisition of QuickPic led many XDA members to scramble for an alternative to the once highly-recommended gallery app. But despite the poor quality of Cheetah Mobile's products, we never had any reason to suspect them of anything truly malicious - until now. The latest research from Kochava has provided evidence to BuzzFeed News that several Android apps from Cheetah Mobile, and one from Kika, are allegedly engaging in ad fraud.
PSA: Using an Ad Blocker? A Bug in Google Play Music May Be Draining Your Battery.
Do you use an ad blocker on your device such as AdAway? If so, an obscure bug in Google Play Music may be causing excessive battery drain!
Many of us use an ad blocker on our Android devices, be it to reduce bandwidth usage, avoid tracking or simply get rid of visual distractions. The way ad-blockers work is simple: they block all requests to known domains that serve ads or allow analytics and tracking.