# Press **URL:** https://community.blokada.org/c/press/24.md?page=1 [Latest](https://community.blokada.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.blokada.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.blokada.org/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Blokada 5: v22.4.20](https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-5-v22-4-20/28208)
**Author:** [@Reda\_Labdaoui](https://community.blokada.org/u/Reda_Labdaoui)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2022, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-5-v22-4-20/28208 "2022-12-18T22:59:12Z")
The latest update completely solved the connectivity issue with Blokada 6 and most users have noticed a major improvement in Blokada 5’s stability. But a few users kept having disconnections from time to time with v5 … --- ## [iOS vs. Android: Which Is More Accessible?](https://community.blokada.org/t/ios-vs-android-which-is-more-accessible/28370)
**Author:** [@Reda\_Labdaoui](https://community.blokada.org/u/Reda_Labdaoui)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 10:29am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/ios-vs-android-which-is-more-accessible/28370 "2022-12-09T10:29:29Z")
The never-ending debate of iOS versus Android has been ongoing since these tech titans emerged. Some people like the freedom of Android. While others prefer the exclusivity of iOS. And a few choose a different platfor… --- ## [Signal vs. Telegram: Which messaging app is safer?](https://community.blokada.org/t/signal-vs-telegram-which-messaging-app-is-safer/28154)
**Author:** [@Reda\_Labdaoui](https://community.blokada.org/u/Reda_Labdaoui)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2022, 10:12am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/signal-vs-telegram-which-messaging-app-is-safer/28154 "2022-11-29T10:12:02Z")
Since the news about Whatsapp sharing data with Facebook, users have started to look for more secure alternatives as their main messaging app and the two apps that stand out the most are Signal and Telegram. Here is the … --- ## [NEW RELEASE! Blokada v22.4.19](https://community.blokada.org/t/new-release-blokada-v22-4-19/28045)
**Author:** [@Reda\_Labdaoui](https://community.blokada.org/u/Reda_Labdaoui)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2022, 9:53am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/new-release-blokada-v22-4-19/28045 "2022-11-28T09:53:39Z")
On the latest release v22.4.14, we made major improvements to the connectivity and promised that we will be improving it further over the next few weeks. We kept our promise and were able to improve Blokada 5 & 6 and … --- ## [Telegram Privacy Features you didn't know about](https://community.blokada.org/t/telegram-privacy-features-you-didnt-know-about/27924)
**Author:** [@Reda\_Labdaoui](https://community.blokada.org/u/Reda_Labdaoui)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2022, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/telegram-privacy-features-you-didnt-know-about/27924 "2022-11-18T14:04:15Z")
Telegram has surged in popularity in 2021 after WhatsApp announced changes to its privacy policy that would allow it to share information with parent company Meta, in fact, your messaging data may have been shared with F… --- ## [How is TikTok Dangerous to Personal Privacy and Security](https://community.blokada.org/t/how-is-tiktok-dangerous-to-personal-privacy-and-security/27756)
**Author:** [@Reda\_Labdaoui](https://community.blokada.org/u/Reda_Labdaoui)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 9:42am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/how-is-tiktok-dangerous-to-personal-privacy-and-security/27756 "2022-11-11T09:42:49Z")
A commissioner at the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has called on the US government to ban TikTok in the United States over privacy and security concerns the app. The Chinese short video app was banned in Indi… --- ## [Google to remove all VPN ad blockers that don’t comply](https://community.blokada.org/t/google-to-remove-all-vpn-ad-blockers-that-don-t-comply/27586)
**Author:** [@Reda\_Labdaoui](https://community.blokada.org/u/Reda_Labdaoui)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 9:55am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/google-to-remove-all-vpn-ad-blockers-that-don-t-comply/27586 "2022-11-03T09:55:46Z")
Since we shared our previous article about “Google cracking down on VPN adblockers”, we’ve been closely following the situation of the Google Play Policy changes and the company has now entered into the next phase in the… --- ## [3 apps that should NOT be on your phone (if you care about your privacy)](https://community.blokada.org/t/3-apps-that-should-not-be-on-your-phone-if-you-care-about-your-privacy/27537)
**Author:** [@Reda\_Labdaoui](https://community.blokada.org/u/Reda_Labdaoui)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/3-apps-that-should-not-be-on-your-phone-if-you-care-about-your-privacy/27537 "2022-10-31T14:48:55Z")
1. QR code scanners Using QR codes to disguise malicious intent makes a lot of sense from a hacker’s point of view. For years, cybercriminals have built out scam emails to disguise dangerous links or attachments as ha… --- ## [Introducing URLhaus blocklist](https://community.blokada.org/t/introducing-urlhaus-blocklist/13289)
**Author:** [@Karol](https://community.blokada.org/u/Karol)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 7:30am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/introducing-urlhaus-blocklist/13289 "2022-10-26T07:30:01Z")
Starting with Blokada 5 v5.12, and Blokada 4 v4.12, a new blocklist is available in Blokada: URLhaus. Credits: curben. What is it? This list is based on a database of known domains used for distributing malware. Learn… --- ## [3 Facebook privacy settings you probably didn’t know about](https://community.blokada.org/t/3-facebook-privacy-settings-you-probably-didn-t-know-about/27292)
**Author:** [@Reda\_Labdaoui](https://community.blokada.org/u/Reda_Labdaoui)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2022, 10:18am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/3-facebook-privacy-settings-you-probably-didn-t-know-about/27292 "2022-10-20T10:18:35Z")
1. Clear your history using ‘Off-Facebook Activity’ Facebook is constantly gathering data through your activity, which could be on or off-site since millions of websites have a Facebook pixel set on them. That data i… --- ## [F-droid update is not reliable](https://community.blokada.org/t/f-droid-update-is-not-reliable/26701)
**Author:** [@Reda\_Labdaoui](https://community.blokada.org/u/Reda_Labdaoui)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 5:35am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/f-droid-update-is-not-reliable/26701 "2022-10-18T05:35:33Z")
Hello friends, I am sharing this short announcement since so many of you have been encountering issues with the latest F-droid update of Blokada 5 v22.3.8 and I wanted to clarify that Blokada team did not share any upda… --- ## [Twitter Settings Changes That'll Help Keep Your Data Private](https://community.blokada.org/t/twitter-settings-changes-thatll-help-keep-your-data-private/27076)
**Author:** [@Reda\_Labdaoui](https://community.blokada.org/u/Reda_Labdaoui)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/twitter-settings-changes-thatll-help-keep-your-data-private/27076 "2022-10-10T14:11:34Z")
Like every social media platform out there, Twitter is collecting data and sharing it with advertisers to help share targeted ads on your feed, it also collects data when you visit a site that has an embedded tweet or… --- ## [Google's plan to ban chrome extensions used to block ads](https://community.blokada.org/t/googles-plan-to-ban-chrome-extensions-used-to-block-ads/27006)
**Author:** [@Reda\_Labdaoui](https://community.blokada.org/u/Reda_Labdaoui)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/googles-plan-to-ban-chrome-extensions-used-to-block-ads/27006 "2022-10-07T14:57:50Z")
Removing local VPN ad blockers from the Google Play Store is not the only attempt to reduce ad-blocking software capabilities, Google is also planning on making radical changes to the way extensions operate on their b… --- ## [Blokada for Android: What's new?](https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-for-android-whats-new/152)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.blokada.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2020, 10:48am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-for-android-whats-new/152 "2020-06-23T10:48:05Z")
Updated! New blocklists, bugfixes, and more. See the announcements section for the latest information on changes. We recommend you consider upgrading to Blokada 6 which features a faster, more stable engine. Tap for B… --- ## [New release! Blokada v22.3.8](https://community.blokada.org/t/new-release-blokada-v22-3-8/26387)
**Author:** [@Reda\_Labdaoui](https://community.blokada.org/u/Reda_Labdaoui)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2022, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/new-release-blokada-v22-3-8/26387 "2022-09-09T13:39:21Z")
As we are working on plenty of exciting things for Blokada, we had some reports of some minor bugs while using Blokada (5 &6) that needed fixing. Blokada v22.3.8 came with fixes to the following bugs: Fix executing ba… --- ## [Blokada vs NextDNS](https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-vs-nextdns/26372)
**Author:** [@Reda\_Labdaoui](https://community.blokada.org/u/Reda_Labdaoui)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-vs-nextdns/26372 "2022-09-08T14:32:47Z")
Choosing your DNS provider can be complicated and there are many choices out there. NextDNS is not just a DNS provider but can also be used as an ad blocker, this makes it very similar to Blokada Cloud. I’ll go throu… --- ## [Google cracks down on VPN based adblockers](https://community.blokada.org/t/google-cracks-down-on-vpn-based-adblockers/26110)
**Author:** [@Reda\_Labdaoui](https://community.blokada.org/u/Reda_Labdaoui)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/google-cracks-down-on-vpn-based-adblockers/26110 "2022-08-26T14:43:49Z")
Google has announced last month that they will be changing their Play Store policies for developers. These changes aim to improve the ads experience, tighten security and limit misinformation according to the company. Th… --- ## [Blokada vs Adguard: best adblocker](https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-vs-adguard-best-adblocker/25584)
**Author:** [@Reda\_Labdaoui](https://community.blokada.org/u/Reda_Labdaoui)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-vs-adguard-best-adblocker/25584 "2022-08-04T15:36:48Z")
Blokada and Adguard have always been two relevant names in the adblocking space, and while you might be using one or the other, we wanted to present some of the differences between the two adblockers. In this first c… --- ## [Blokada (5&6) v22.3.7](https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-5-6-v22-3-7/25762)
**Author:** [@Reda\_Labdaoui](https://community.blokada.org/u/Reda_Labdaoui)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2022, 11:47am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-5-6-v22-3-7/25762 "2022-08-12T11:47:03Z")
Blokada has been changing a lot these past few weeks and we hope that the article of Blokada 5 vs Blokada 6 cleared up the confusion between the two versions. Now in order to sync between Android and iOS versions, a lit… --- ## [Community Volunteer](https://community.blokada.org/t/community-volunteer/25714)
**Author:** [@Reda\_Labdaoui](https://community.blokada.org/u/Reda_Labdaoui)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 2:44pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/community-volunteer/25714 "2022-08-10T14:44:31Z")
Hi all, We are looking for a volunteer to moderate our community forum, if you are looking for a way to support Blokada you can help by: -answering user’s questions -review posts -keep community discussion going in a… --- ## [SERVER MAINTENANCE: Dubai servers maintenance](https://community.blokada.org/t/server-maintenance-dubai-servers-maintenance/25121)
**Author:** [@Reda\_Labdaoui](https://community.blokada.org/u/Reda_Labdaoui)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/server-maintenance-dubai-servers-maintenance/25121 "2022-07-18T19:04:39Z")
Please be advised our Dubai servers data center will undergo a maintenance period: From: Wednesday, 20 of July 2022 03:00 UTC To: Wednesday, 20 of July 2022 05:00 UTC During this time, users based in Dubai may experie… --- ## [Blokada 5.9 for Android now in beta](https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-5-9-for-android-now-in-beta/10530)
**Author:** [@Karol](https://community.blokada.org/u/Karol)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-5-9-for-android-now-in-beta/10530 "2021-02-16T14:43:57Z")
Hi everyone, I hope you are well! The updates As per our release schedule, today we are releasing the following updates: Blokada 5.9 for Android (beta) → blokada.org (available) Blokada 5.9 for Android This updat… --- ## [Blokada v6.2: The Official Blokada on Play Store](https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-v6-2-the-official-blokada-on-play-store/25200)
**Author:** [@Reda\_Labdaoui](https://community.blokada.org/u/Reda_Labdaoui)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2022, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-v6-2-the-official-blokada-on-play-store/25200 "2022-07-26T14:53:40Z")
After Blokada was removed from the Play Store for the second time in the same month and after we managed to get it listed back the last time, we decided that there is no benefit of relisting it anymore, and that’s for th… --- ## [Blokada v3 is out!](https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-v3-is-out/83)
**Author:** [@Karol](https://community.blokada.org/u/Karol)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2018, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-v3-is-out/83 "2018-03-01T23:00:00Z")
Blokada v3 is now released and I’m gradually rolling out the update to all users. If you haven’t received it yet, stay tuned, or just go the download section. This release is introducing a lot of changes and improvement… --- ## [SERVER MAINTENANCE: London servers maintenance](https://community.blokada.org/t/server-maintenance-london-servers-maintenance/24794)
**Author:** [@Reda\_Labdaoui](https://community.blokada.org/u/Reda_Labdaoui)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2022, 12:05pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/server-maintenance-london-servers-maintenance/24794 "2022-07-04T12:05:55Z")
Please be advised our London servers data center will undergo a maintenance period: From: Wednesday, 6th of July 2022, 03:00 UTC To: Wednesday, 6th of July 2022 05:00 UTC During this time, users based in London may ex… --- ## [\[Resolved\] London Gateaway is Down](https://community.blokada.org/t/resolved-london-gateaway-is-down/24745)
**Author:** [@Reda\_Labdaoui](https://community.blokada.org/u/Reda_Labdaoui)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2022, 10:12am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/resolved-london-gateaway-is-down/24745 "2022-07-03T10:12:21Z")
Please be advised our London gateway is currently unavailable, and we are still not certain how long this will last. We’re working to bring back the service as soon as possible. Please connect to a different location in… --- ## [Blokada Slim is banned from the Play Store! (AGAIN)](https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-slim-is-banned-from-the-play-store-again/24704)
**Author:** [@Reda\_Labdaoui](https://community.blokada.org/u/Reda_Labdaoui)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-slim-is-banned-from-the-play-store-again/24704 "2022-07-02T00:16:59Z")
Google unlisted Blokada Slim again, it’s because they stopped allowing the permissions for the “free” Blokada to work properly. Our app requires to grant permissions that google now has on their “special list” and does … --- ## [Introducing 1Hosts blocklist](https://community.blokada.org/t/introducing-1hosts-blocklist/14223)
**Author:** [@Karol](https://community.blokada.org/u/Karol)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/introducing-1hosts-blocklist/14223 "2022-06-30T19:57:21Z")
Starting with Blokada 5 v5.13, and Blokada 4 v4.13, a new blocklist is available in Blokada: 1Hosts. Credits: badmojr. What is it? This is a general purpose blocklist with various configurations providing various level… --- ## [Blokada Cloud is out!](https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-cloud-is-out/24385)
**Author:** [@Reda\_Labdaoui](https://community.blokada.org/u/Reda_Labdaoui)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/blokada-cloud-is-out/24385 "2022-06-29T17:12:32Z")
:tada::tada:Great News :tada::tada: Blokada Cloud is LIVE and it’s amazing. We would love for you to try it and give us your feedback. Download it here: --- ## [SERVER MAINTENANCE: Dubai and Sydney servers maintenance](https://community.blokada.org/t/server-maintenance-dubai-and-sydney-servers-maintenance/24502)
**Author:** [@Reda\_Labdaoui](https://community.blokada.org/u/Reda_Labdaoui)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2022, 11:45am UTC](https://community.blokada.org/t/server-maintenance-dubai-and-sydney-servers-maintenance/24502 "2022-06-20T11:45:22Z")
Please be advised our Dubai and Sydney servers datacenter will undergo a maintenance period: Dubai From: Tuesday, 21 of June 2022 03:00 UTC To: Tuesday, 21 of June 2022 05:00 UTC and From: Wednesday, 22rd of June 20… [Previous page](https://community.blokada.org/c/press/24.md) [Next page](https://community.blokada.org/c/press/24.md?page=2)