Is it actually legal to use an ad blocker?

With the rise of anti-adblock notices across websites and video platforms, many users are questioning the legality of these tools, fearing that using an ad blocker might infringe on copyright laws or browser terms of service.

Data privacy rights and local network sovereignty

Using an ad blocker is 100% legal. You have the right to control what data reaches your device. AdBlock Network operates locally and independently: it performs asynchronous read-only requests to multiple independent endpoints to update its firewall, filtering out intrusive connections at the Address layer without illicitly interfering with origin servers.