Elisabeth L. 
If you’re running DeniedPixels without an ad blocker, your device is doing a lot of unnecessary work.
Here’s the problem: most websites are packed with banner ads, sidebar ads, pop-ups, and — worst of all — autoplay video ads. Every one of those is an image or video element on the page. DeniedPixels scans every image and video it finds. It doesn’t know the difference between content you’re there to see and a video ad that started playing in the corner of the screen. It processes all of it.
On an ad-heavy site, that can mean your device is trying to censor 3 or 4 autoplay videos simultaneously on top of the actual page content. That’s a significant load, especially on mobile or older hardware. You’ll notice it as lag, higher CPU usage, fans spinning up, or your phone getting warm.
An ad blocker fixes this instantly
An ad blocker removes ads before they load. No ad elements on the page means DeniedPixels has nothing extra to process. The extension only scans the content you actually came to the site for.
The performance difference is noticeable immediately. Pages load faster, the extension responds quicker, and your device runs cooler. On mobile this also means better battery life since the AI model isn’t grinding through junk content that would’ve been invisible behind an ad blocker anyway.
Which ad blocker to use
Any ad blocker will do the job. uBlock Origin, Adblock Plus, AdGuard — pick whichever one you prefer. As long as it removes ad elements and autoplay videos from the page before they load, DeniedPixels benefits. Install one, leave the defaults on, and you’ll notice the difference immediately.
