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Ad Blocker Test – Check If Your Ad Blocker Works

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Post by eustoria » Fri, Jun 05, 2026, 12:33 PM UTC

Ad Blocker Test – Check If Your Ad Blocker Works
adblock.turtlecute.org

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Post by cassianoleal » Fri, Jun 05, 2026, 2:25 PM UTC

I'm not sure about this. I got 7% blocked but in reality I rarely see ads when browsing the web.

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Post by jimmysongio » Fri, Jun 05, 2026, 2:30 PM UTC

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Post by drcongo » Fri, Jun 05, 2026, 2:32 PM UTC

100% thanks to NextDNS and AdGuard.

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Post by elevenones » Fri, Jun 05, 2026, 2:35 PM UTC

I got 0% (FF+ubo) but ubo says it blocked 102 items. Also I never see ads while browsing or watching videos. What do?

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Post by WolfeReader » Fri, Jun 05, 2026, 2:37 PM UTC

Using uBlock Origin and nuMatrix on Librewolf got me 98% - some cosmetic ads got through.

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Post by paol » Fri, Jun 05, 2026, 2:38 PM UTC

This is clearly broken, it shows "3 blocked" even as uBO is reporting 89 requests to 34 different domains blocked.

EDIT it's below the fold: "Some browser/blocker combinations may affect results. If uBlock Origin breaks the test, allow adblock.turtlecute.org."

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Post by amlib » Fri, Jun 05, 2026, 2:39 PM UTC

cassianoleal wrote: post #2

I'm not sure about this. I got 7% blocked but in reality I rarely see ads when browsing the web.

I think this is expecting a full block down to the domain? But most browser ad blockers are a lot more granular than that, and for good reason. Blocking a whole domain can have a lot of undesirable side effects.

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Post by blackjack_ » Fri, Jun 05, 2026, 2:43 PM UTC

I’m interested as to who this is testing.

I see double click coverage, Amazon coverage, and a tiny amount of Facebook, but missing a lot of large players in the adtech space. I don’t see Microsoft being explicitly called here.

Then from the large scale independent companies I see none of them on here? Shouldn’t you try Trade desk, Magnite, Applovin, Criteo, Xandr as well?

Then you would want to check vs data brokers as well; Experian, Equifax, Axciom, Epsilon, LexisNexus, Liveramp, and CoreLogic at minimum.

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Post by gonzalohm » Fri, Jun 05, 2026, 2:44 PM UTC

The first time I opened the link I only got 17% blocked. I opened the link again and it went up to 74%. Weird