If the site was allowlisted in AdBlock, you will see Block ads on this site in the menu. Start by clicking the AdBlock icon in the Safari toolbar. The only way to tell is by looking at the AdBlock menu in Safari and at Safari's settings for individual sites.ġ. Unlike in other browsers, the AdBlock icon in the Safari toolbar doesn't change when the website you're visiting is allowlisted, regardless of where it was allowlisted. There are two place you can allowlist websites: in AdBlock and in Safari itself. The site may be allowlisted (that is, you have turned off ad-blocking on that site). If all else fails, see this article for more suggestions. The only way to remove the ads is to remove the malware. It can't block ads that are "injected" into web pages by malicious software. If you get this far and you're still seeing ads on every site, especially if the ads all look the same, then your computer may be infected with malware. Learn more about the Acceptable Ads initiative.)ĥ. (AdBlock allows a few ads to appear if they meet certain criteria for acceptable online advertising. If the ads are still there, or if you are seeing text ads in Google, Bing, or Amazon search results, deselect Allow some non-intrusive ads, then reload the page in Safari.
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If the ads are still there, select Update Filter Lists and reload the page in Safari.Ĥ. Reload the page in Safari so AdBlock can check it for ads.ģ. Is Block annoying ads, pop-ups unchecked? If so, it means the filter list that should be blocking ads is turned off. Start by clicking the AdBlock icon in the MacOS menu bar.Ģ.