DuckDuckGo Browser can now block video ads, including YouTube's ^8.6%

Engadget - By Anna Washenko - 7/8/2026, 12:00 PM

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DuckDuckGo announced that it can now block most video ads, particularly those on YouTube, when a video is playing in its browser. In a blog post about the new feature, the company explained that its YouTube ad detection and blocking is based on the open-source community filter lists from uBlockOrigin. DuckDuckGo noted that it may also... more