BlockList file in User Settings folder
What is blocklist file? What is the use of that file? After installing EDGE, I found that in the folder C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Ad Blocking there is a blocklist file, when I open it, I see there is lots of URLs in there. Looking at the folder name and file name, I think it's the file that saves the blocked URLs from the browser. However, when I try to open some of the URLs in there, it still loads normally without being blocked. So, what is the use of that file? Thanks.Site Permissions - Not working
BEN_FAWKES Rohit_M MicrosoftX There are some site permissions which never work. When I tried Ads permission blocked on a https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sharad-pawar-on-ex-mumbai-top-cops-letter-against-maharashtra-minister-says-chief-minister-has-to-take-action-2395659 it with tracking prevention off and lots of ads, it wasn't blocking any of the ads. Plus the video also started playing. But when I tried to highlight ads using "Highlight ad frames" in rendering tab, it highlighted all visible ads with red color. This means it was successfully able to detect all ads. And when I tried to block ads using "Force block in developer preferences", it really blocked all ads. But this permission resets after we close the developer tool. I highly doubt when you people have the built-in ad blocker and a site settings toggle button as in the first screenshot, why doesn't it work? And we won't be needing any more ad-blockers which consume a lot of CPU and memory. I know this is going to hurt monetization but this can be disabled by default and enabled as people select to block ads in site settings. This would be the best approach.Selective ad blocking
Deleted MissyQ Google is starting to aggressively try to get people to switch to Google Chrome, mostly through misleading ads and scare tactics. (Article on a report on one https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/02/21/google-warns-millions-of-microsoft-edge-users-to-switch-to-chrome/#143c0d183549 They have been doing this for years and is not new. My solution is to selectively block Google ads that promote chrome, maybe using SmartScreen Defender. There is hardly anyone that hasn't heard of chrome. Since the first thing people do when they get a new computer is download chrome, they can try out edge first, and if they don’t like it, then they can switch. Any thoughts on legal issues or other problems?
