Is AdBlock Plus killing the web? Massive memory usage is dragging Firefox down

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http://betanews.com/2014/05/15/is-adblock-plus-killing-the-web-massive-memory-usage-is-dragging-firefox-down/

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Krusty13 wrote:

I might guess the author is more worried about website revenue declining because of the extension  -  IMHO.

You might be right, Krusty13.

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http://www.pcworld.com/article/2156401/mozilla-adblock-bug-can-dramatically-boost-memory-usage.html

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Well, I'd rather not see ads. :smileyhappy:

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http://betanews.com/2014/05/15/is-adblock-plus-killing-the-web-massive-memory-usage-is-dragging-firefox-down/

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"On the Adblock Plus memory consumption" https://adblockplus.org/blog/on-the-adblock-plus-memory-consumption

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Inquirer wrote:

Well, I'd rather not see ads. :smileyhappy:

I use AdFender ..... I don't notice any memory hits .... or many advertisements ......

 

www.adfender.com/     and it's free

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Hi, huwyngr.

 

Just checked out their website briefly and it seems to indicate that AdDefender works on all the major browsers. :smileyhappy:  AdBlock Plus only works on Firefox and Chrome.

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Inquirer wrote:

Hi, huwyngr.

 

Just checked out their website briefly and it seems to indicate that AdDefender works on all the major browsers. :smileyhappy:  AdBlock Plus only works on Firefox and Chrome.

Hi Inquirer,

 

No, ABP does work in IE too! I have it installed on both systems.

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I never knew that. :smileysurprised: Thanks for letting me know, Krusty13. :smileyhappy:

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https://adblockplus.org/en/internet-explorer  :smileywink:

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Thanks. :smileyhappy:

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Ads also use browser's memory :)

Adblock Plus is also available for Opera so You can also try that browser.