These ad
blockers replace digital ads
with cats, art, and
vintage advertising
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A host of niche ad
blockers are helping web surfers trade an**ying ads for
cats, art, and inspiration.
The tools are part of a burgeoning cottage industry of blocking software birthed by a popular frustration
with disruptive
digital ads in recent years.
But where most of their ilk simply scrub pop-ups and promos from your screen, a handful of developers have tried to set their services apart by taking it a step further: They want to turn the lemons of online ads into lemonade.
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These ad
blockers replace aggressive web
advertising with a more pleasant alternative, whether that be images of goofy
cats, vintage billboards, fine
art, inspirational memes — take your pick.*
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