Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow One Person's List Blocks Ads for Millions (Peter Lowe Interview)
You've probably been using Peter Lowe's blocklist without even knowing it—it's integrated into AdGuard, NextDNS, uBlock Origin, and many other privacy tools. Henry talked with Peter at AFDS 2025 to l…
Published on 4 hours ago
What Makes Brave's Ad Blocker Different (Staff Engineer Interview)
Brave's ad blocker (Brave Shields) works differently than other Chromium-based blockers. In this video, Henry interviews Anton Lazarev from Brave to understand how they bypass extension limitations b…
Published on 1 day, 4 hours ago
System-Wide DNS Filtering on iOS is Finally Here (AdGuard Interview)
Apple just released a new API that changes everything about ad blocking on iOS. In this video, Henry talks to AdGuard team members to understand how this moves beyond Safari-only filtering to system-…
Published on 2 days, 4 hours ago
Federal Court Just Dealt a Major Blow to Age Verification Laws
This week's Surveillance Report covers a federal court blocking Texas's age verification law, AI police cameras exposed to the internet, massive data breaches affecting millions of people, and more! …
Published on 3 days, 16 hours ago
UK Proposes 24/7 Phone Surveillance & VPN Age Verification
The UK just proposed three extreme surveillance measures: mandatory 24/7 scanning software on every phone and tablet, age verification for all VPN users with website tracking, and labeling encryption…
Published on 1 week, 2 days ago
5 Things I Learned About Ad Blocking (From Industry Experts)
We flew to Cyprus for the 2025 Ad Filtering Dev Summit where researchers and engineers from Brave, DuckDuckGo, AdGuard, Firefox, Ghostery, eyeo, and others revealed the future of ad blocking. In this…
Published on 1 week, 4 days ago
We Lose 73% of Revenue to Ad Blocking (AFDS 2025 Presentation)
Techlore was invited to the Ad Filtering Dev Summit in Cyprus, where Henry spoke about the paradox we face: Techlore recommends ad blockers for digital rights & privacy & security, but we partially r…
Published on 1 week, 4 days ago
The Law That Protects Your Online Speech Is Under Attack
This week's Surveillance Report covers the internet's free speech protections under attack as a US Senator moves to repeal Section 230. Plus: ransomware attacks escalate with React2Shell exploitation…
Published on 1 week, 4 days ago
What's Next for Techlore in 2026: Major Changes Explained
2025 was Techlore's biggest year ever—and 2026 is bringing many exciting things too! But to keep fighting for digital rights, we had to make some difficult changes. Here's what we're consolidating, w…
Published on 1 week, 6 days ago
Chat Control 2.0: From Mass Scanning to Destroying Anonymity
The EU's "Chat Control" regulation has returned with a dangerous twist: "voluntary" mass scanning and mandatory age verification that ends anonymous communication for 450 million Europeans. This isn'…
Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago