Inside Ad Blocking: Interviews from the Ad Filtering Dev Summit
Show notes
This special compilation episode brings together exclusive interviews from the Ad Filtering Dev Summit (AFDS) in October 2024. Henry sat down with developers and leaders from AdGuard, Brave, and the creator of the legendary Peter Lowe block list to discuss the state of ad blocking, new privacy features, and the future of tracking protection.
Featured Interviews:
- Andrey Meshkov (AdGuard CTO) - Apple's new system-wide filtering API and what it means for iOS privacy
- Sofia Orlova (AdGuard UX Writer) - Designing ad blockers for everyone from "grannies to techies"
- Anton Lazarev - How Brave Shields works, AI privacy features, and why native ad blocking beats extensions
- Peter Lowe - The 28-year journey of maintaining one of the internet's oldest and most trusted block lists
Topics Covered:
- Apple's new URL filtering API for iOS/macOS
- System-wide ad blocking vs browser-only protection
- Manifest V3 and the future of extension-based blockers
- Privacy-focused AI tools in browsers
- The philosophy behind different ad blocking approaches
- How tracking actually works (and why it's creepy)
🔗 SOURCES & LINKS
- AFDS Recap Video: [https://youtu.be/dr7XSnbyv7w](https://youtu.be/dr7XSnbyv7w)
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