# Chrome extension for blocking websites that requires you to disable your adblocker **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 25, 2022, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrome-extension-for-blocking-websites-that-requires-you-to-disable-your-adblocker/977087 "2022-12-25T19:01:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![am77494](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2022, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrome-extension-for-blocking-websites-that-requires-you-to-disable-your-adblocker/977087/1 "2022-12-25T19:01:16Z")
Essentially the topic is self explanatory. Ideally I would like to have a search engine / news aggregator that excludes websites with the subject feature, but I think that’s not possible. So would it be possible to have a plugin that saves me time by just blocking such websites and not waste my time ? Bonus : would like the app to block websites or news organizations that require you to register or pay a subscription. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2022, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrome-extension-for-blocking-websites-that-requires-you-to-disable-your-adblocker/977087/2 "2022-12-26T23:33:30Z")
IIRC [uBlock Origin](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm?hl=en) can block the notice asking you to disable your ad blocker. I use it and rarely see that message but sometimes I still see them. I do not know that it will block an ask to subscribe. I still see those with some regularity. Note that this does not block whole websites. It just tries to stop those popups. These things are a constant battle between the ad block company and those seeking to circumvent them. There will always be some that find a new way to get past the ad blocker before the ad block company can close that loop hole. That said, I find it helps a lot. YMMV ---
**Author:** ![am77494](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2022, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrome-extension-for-blocking-websites-that-requires-you-to-disable-your-adblocker/977087/3 "2022-12-26T23:53:15Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > That said, I find it helps a lot. YMMV Thanks - yes it does. My ublock was removed from my chrome, between changing machines. Thanks for the reminder. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2022, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrome-extension-for-blocking-websites-that-requires-you-to-disable-your-adblocker/977087/4 "2022-12-27T12:32:00Z")
I use the Brave browser which has built in ad-blocker, and i never see these notices. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrome-extension-for-blocking-websites-that-requires-you-to-disable-your-adblocker/977087/5 "2022-12-28T16:59:28Z")
It should be noted that Brave is built on Chromium which is Google’s product. Google has said they will be limiting the effectiveness of ad blocking software. That is likely to affect all Chromium based browsers (which is most of them). As a result, most people I have talked to about this are switching to Firefox which is one of the few non-Chromium browsers out there (and a very good browser in its own right). > **[Chrome’s new ad-blocker-limiting extension platform will launch in 2023](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/09/chromes-new-ad-blocker-limiting-extension-platform-will-launch-in-2023/)** > > If Google really wants more secure extensions, why not just police the store better?