AdBlock tricked its users: mistakenly blacked out content from Twitter, Wikipedia, Amazon and other sites

Over the past few days, you may have encountered some weird problems with some websites . If so, the cause was most likely AdBlock or AdBlock Plus installed on your browser . Several users have in fact reported that this type of extension, which for those who do not know allows you to b block the advertisements displayed on the web, has blocked the content of several pages belonging to common sites including Twitter , Amazon and Wikipedia .

It is not yet clear what caused this problem , but the resolution should be done in automatic . If not, you can go to the settings and request the update of your filter lists . In an email, the support channel of Adblock Plus confirmed that the problem “has already been fixed” without going into specifics.

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