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Why do some websites say that I use adblock?

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This is a minor issue that has been puzzling me for a while now. When I visit some websites, I get a message that I should disable my adblock. However, I don't have any adblock installed. The funny thing is that I only get the message on a very small number of websites, all of them for major newspapers. To make it more confusing, I can visit other newspapers websites without getting an adblock message. I only get the message on maybe 2-4 websites in total, why does this happen?

This is a minor issue that has been puzzling me for a while now. When I visit some websites, I get a message that I should disable my adblock. However, I don't have any adblock installed. The funny thing is that I only get the message on a very small number of websites, all of them for major newspapers. To make it more confusing, I can visit other newspapers websites without getting an adblock message. I only get the message on maybe 2-4 websites in total, why does this happen?

Isisombulu esikhethiweyo

Disable tracking protection in normal browsing Windows when using those specific sites, they are detecting Tracking Protection's filter lists as an ad-blocker.

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Do you have Tracking Protection enabled for normal windows? This can be a cause of that.

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Yes, I always have Tracking Protection enabled on all websites.

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Try to disable tracking on that website.

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Isisombululo esiKhethiweyo

Disable tracking protection in normal browsing Windows when using those specific sites, they are detecting Tracking Protection's filter lists as an ad-blocker.

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Alright, thanks for the help!

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Firefox shows a shield icon at the left end of the location/address bar in case content is blocked by Tracking Protection, click the shield icon for more information.