Ad Block

What blockers can and can't stop, and what they do to page speed.

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Why some sites still show ads with a blocker on

Blockers work from lists, and some ads never match a list. Server-side ads, first-party scripts and in-video ads are built to look like the page itself — here's which ones a blocker can reasonably catch.

Activation Hub Online Blog7 min · 12 Sep 2026

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Ad Block

Ad blockers and page speed: what actually gets faster

Blocking ads cuts far more than the adverts. Trackers, analytics and the scripts they load in turn often outweigh the page itself, especially on mobile data.

Activation Hub Online Blog6 min · 19 Aug 2026