The full spectrum of visible light is often described using the colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. The LED screens of TVs, computers, smartphones, and video ...

Whether you're looking to stop video ads, pop-ups, trackers, or malware, the best ad blockers we've tested help create a cleaner, faster, and more secure online environment. I review privacy tools ...

I review privacy tools like hardware security keys, password managers, private messaging apps and ad-blocking software. I also report on online scams and offer advice to families and individuals about ...

YouTube has expanded a test launched in June, that could significantly alter the viewing experience for those using ad blockers. The Google-owned video platform is cracking down on online ad blockers ...

YouTube is running a new experiment to limit usage on ad blockers by asking users to turn it off or buy a premium subscription after three videos. Users on Reddit posted screenshots of the streaming ...

I can still remember the angst at Newsweek in the mid-80s as slumping ad pages ate away at the size of each issue. The business side grumbled about lackluster covers. Editors, myself included, ...

IN a manifestolike e-mail message sent last month to all Google employees, Jonathan Rosenberg, a senior vice president for product management, told them to commit to greater transparency and open ...

Since January, we’ve been following a set of major changes to extensions on Google Chrome, called Manifest V3, which includes a controversial rework of how ad blockers are expected to function. In ...

Steven Spielberg’s virtual-reality adventure film “Ready Player One” won over crowds at the box office with dazzling effects and references to pop culture landmarks, including “The Iron Giant” and ...