Editing Ad blocking (section)

==History==
The first ad blocker was Internet Fast Forward, a [[Plug-in (computing)|plugin]] for the [[Netscape Navigator]] browser, developed by PrivNet and released in 1996.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Claburn |first=Thomas |title=In conversation with Gene Hoffman, co-creator of the internet's first ad blocker |url=https://www.theregister.com/2021/07/08/interview_gene_hoffman/ |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=www.theregister.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |title=PrivNet's Internet Fast Forward (IFF) on CNBC, circa 1996 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvzR_bON9qM |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=2023-02-03}}</ref> The [[AdBlock]] extension for [[Firefox]] was developed in 2002, with [[Adblock Plus]] being released in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Reilly |first=Lara |title=The inventor of Adblock tells us he wrote the code as a 'procrastination project' at university — and he's never made money from it |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/interview-with-the-inventor-of-the-ad-blocker-henrik-aasted-srensen-2015-7 |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> [[uBlock Origin]], originally called "uBlock", was first released in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=uBlock Origin - Free, open-source ad content blocker. |url=https://ublockorigin.com/ |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=uBlock Origin |language=en}}</ref>