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Adblock is activated when opening a browser by default - can you change this?
Hi everyone,
Firstly, I'd like to say that I really like Adblock. However, I
do have some ethical concerns regarding its use as it poses a
threat to internet-based companies in some ways. This is obviously
a personal choice.
I only use Adblock on certain websites (websites that go over the
top with it and slow my computer down with pop-ups, etc).
Is there a way that I can make Adblock "pause" by default when open Chrome, thus allowing me to only use it when I select to do so?
Thanks for your time! :)
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Support Staff 1 Posted by Neelfyn on 27 Sep, 2014 08:29 PM
Hi Christopher,
Thanks for the feedback!
One of AdBlock's features might do something fairly similar to what you'd like: if you go to AdBlock button > Options > Customize, you should see "Show ads everywhere except for these domains…"
Using this feature will change AdBlock from working on a whitelist-based system to a blacklist one. This means that AdBlock will be disabled on all websites, and you'll be able to add websites on which ads should be blocked through this text box.