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DuckDuckGo announced that its browser can now block most video ads on YouTube, including those shown before the video starts playing and during playback. The feature is enabled by default in the latest versions of DuckDuckGo for iOS, Mac, and Windows, while Android users can enable it manually by going to Settings > Ad Blocking. DuckDuckGo's new ad-blocking mechanism is separate from 'Duck Player,' an embedded YouTube player in the browser that uses YouTube's strictest privacy settings to prevent tracking cookies and personalized ads.