Blockium Ad Blocker: YouTube, Popups, Privacy

Blockium is a free Chrome ad blocker that blocks ads, trackers and unwanted popups, with native video-ad helpers for YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar and SonyLIV. Browse with fewer distractions, optional cookie-banner dismissal, clipboard scam protection, and local privacy controls—without creating an account. WHAT YOU GET • Ads gone on every site, using Chrome's built-in filtering engine (Manifest V3) so pages load fast and nothing slows down. • YouTube and streaming helpers: skippable video ads are skipped automatically; unskippable ads play muted at 16x speed. • Scam Shield: intercepts fake "I'm not a robot" CAPTCHA traps and ClickFix lures on your device, replacing hidden PowerShell and terminal commands with safe text before you paste. • Popups and pop-unders blocked, with a small notice so you can allow one if you meant to open it. • Optional automatic dismissal of supported cookie consent banners across major platforms. • Trackers, analytics pixels and fingerprinting scripts blocked; known malware, phishing and cryptomining hosts blocked before the page loads. • Controls for newsletter overlays and unwanted floating "sticky" video players. • An Element Zapper: select any unwanted element on a page to hide it permanently on that site. • A local privacy dashboard with real counts of what was blocked, recent activity, and top tracking domains. • Ten languages and four curated themes. HONEST NUMBERS Blockium separates different types of blocking activity so you can understand what was detected and blocked: network requests, hidden elements, popups, trackers, and malware/scams are counted separately. Time and bandwidth savings are heuristic estimates and are labelled accordingly. WHEN A PAGE BREAKS Open the popup and try "Allow once" for temporary 1-tab access, or "Pause Site" for a saved site exception. You can also report a broken page directly from the popup. PRIVACY BY DESIGN • No account, sign-in, or telemetry servers. • No collection, selling, or uploading of your browsing activity. • Settings and blocking statistics stay strictly inside Chrome’s local extension storage. • Public filter lists are downloaded periodically to keep protection updated. • Blockium never replaces blocked ads with its own. Read our privacy policy: https://blockium.in/privacy/ WHY CHROME SAYS "READ YOUR BROWSING HISTORY" That warning is Chrome's standard phrasing for one technical permission Blockium requires: • "declarativeNetRequestFeedback": to count which of Blockium's own blocking rules matched, so the popup and dashboard can show real block numbers. Chrome reports the rule ID and tab ID, never the page contents or history. Blockium never reads, stores, or transmits your browsing history. WHAT TO EXPECT Streaming services and websites change frequently, which can occasionally affect skipping or element rules. If a page stops working correctly, use the site controls and send us a report. SUPPORT & LINKS • Official Website: https://blockium.in • Report a Problem: https://blockium.in/report/