Mike Curran

Ad Trackers Accounted for 10.22 Percent of Global Internet Traffic in 2025, Up from 7.84 Percent in 2024

Ad Trackers Accounted for 10.22 Percent of Global Internet Traffic in 2025, Up from 7.84 Percent in 2024

In 2025, ad trackers made up 10.22 percent of global internet traffic, an increase from 7.84 percent in 2024, according to AdGuard’s annual Ad Trackers Report. These figures represent raw requests, which are the initial background connections activated when a page loads. These are separate from the content visible to users. AdGuard estimates that blocking…

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AO3 is finally out of beta after 17 years

AO3 is finally out of beta after 17 years

Archive of Our Own (AO3) is officially exiting beta. The Organization for Transformative Works – the nonprofit behind the fanfiction site – announced the update on Thursday, which comes 17 years after AO3’s launch in 2009. “Since 2009, AO3 has grown and changed a lot,” the announcement says. “We’ve introduced many features over the years…

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