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Opera has long been known for being ahead of the pack. Let's hope at least Mozilla and Microsoft follow suit...

• INTPenis 11y ago
  How true you are, Opera was in fact the first browser forcing users to block Ads back in 2003 when it integrated the Ads right into the GUI. I had to create IPFW rules to block them back then, at least now that process is easier. :)
• rockdoe 11y ago
  Firefox already has tracking protection, which also blocks ads (because they almost universally track you). It's Opera that is following suit, probably as a reaction to the publicity Brave is getting.
  • cataflam 11y ago
    Opera actually had an integrated blocker years ago in their previous engine. However, they scrapped most of the functionalities when they switched to Blink in 2013.
• sccxy 11y ago
  If I remember correctly then IE9 had Tracking Protection which also blocked some ads.