Ads with Crypto-Mining Scripts

Have you ever noticed your computer or phone being extremely slow while browsing the web?

Apparently some sites can run scripts to hijack your device’s CPUs to mine cryptocurrency. [Gizmodo]

Thousands of websites are starting to add cryptocurrency mining scripts which significantly reduce battery life by executing code in background on your device.

Now even YouTube serves ads with CPU-draining cryptocurrency miners. [Ars Technica]

The good news is that the latest version of 1Blocker ensures that you are not affected.

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