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How do we block Taboola on Android?

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 11:57 pm
by WranglerVinny
I'm on Android 5.0. I just installed Adblock Plus for the sole purpose of blocking these Taboola ads. They are way out of the ordinary and almost always consist of something sexually suggestive. I read an article that Taboola pays Adblock Plus to not be blocked... however, I was able to block them on Chrome with the Chrome plugin by adding the custom URL block on...

http://cdn.taboolasyndication.com
http://cdn.taboola.com

... but there is no option to block an ad by it's URL on the mobile Android version. Is this something I missed, or will it be implemented eventually?

These ads are horrible... the lowest of the low, and I'm surprised that Adblock Plus allows them.

Re: How do we block Taboola on Android?

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 12:05 am
by mapx
If "Allow some non-intrusive advertising" is ON you can disable it (taboola is in that category and also under review):
click the Adblock Plus icon in the notification bar at the top, then uncheck "Acceptable Ads / Allow some non-intrusive advertising."

The custom filters are not implemented yet, but someone found an workaround: read here

Re: How do we block Taboola on Android?

Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 10:31 pm
by ObjectInSpace
I'm in the same situation as the OP. Disabling acceptable adds doesn't have any effect.