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Your VPN and browser ad blocker protect different parts of your device. Learn what each one catches, where they fail, and why you may need both.
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DNS-level filtering blocks connections to known advertising, tracking, and malicious domains across supported apps and devices, while browser extensions can remove same-domain ads and clean up webpage elements. The article argues that using both provides broader coverage because neither layer can fully replace the other.