DuckDuckGo will now block video ads by default in its browser.

Even as Chrome is killing ad blockers, DuckDuckGo's new video player now blocks ads by default on YouTube and elsewhere. Duck ...

DuckDuckGo's browser now blocks YouTube pre-roll and mid-roll ads for free on Windows and Mac with no extension required.

Nobody likes watching ads on YouTube, including yours truly, and most people don’t seem ready to fork over $14 per month to ...

It will also block “most video ads” outside YouTube, according to a blog post. DuckDuckGo’s browser will switch on the ...

The browser is using filters from the uBlock Origin ad blocker to detect and block commercials on YouTube's website. But ...

In a blog post, DuckDuckGo announced that its browser is now able to block most video ads, including on YouTube. According to ...

DuckDuckGo is going after YouTube ads. The privacy-focused company announced Wednesday that its free DuckDuckGo browser now ...

Smartphone users must ensure they are watching videos directly on the YouTube website from within the DuckDuckGo browser itself.

DuckDuckGo doesn’t update its web browser very often, but it just launched a major attack on YouTube: The desktop and mobile ...

July 8, 2026 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google DuckDuckGo now lets you watch YouTube ...