How to enable ads on Ecosia when using ad blockers

Like any other search engine, Ecosia earns money from clicks on the advertisements that appear above and beside the search results. 

Not all searches will display ads. The ads shown depend on your geographic location, meaning some countries may display more ads than others. Additionally, certain ad blockers or preset settings in your browser may prevent ads from appearing on Ecosia. To ensure ads are displayed, add ecosia.org as an exception in your ad blocker’s or browser settings.

Enable ads on Ecosia via browser settings

In case you are using Ecosia on a third-party browser and experience issues with ad blocking, it is worth checking your browser settings and see if you can grant Ecosia permission to show you ads by adding an exception for us manually. 

Additionally, we have gathered external resources on how to allow ads on a specific site for the browsers we are frequently asked about. You can add Ecosia to the list of sites which are allowed to show you advertisements. 

• Managing Chromes built in ad blocker settings
• Managing Edge built in ad blocker settings
• Managing Braves Shield settings

Enable ads on Ecosia on selected ad blocker extensions

Disabling your ad blocker helps us plant more trees! We've gathered instructions for the most popular ad blockers to make it easier for you. Please note that, in addition to third-party ad blockers, your browser settings or antivirus software may also block ads.

Adblock Plus

1. Go to ecosia.org
2. Click on the Adblock icon next to the browser search bar
3. Click on Enabled on this site in order to Disable
4. Refresh the page and the ad blocker should be deactivated for Ecosia

You can find further information on how to deactivate this ad blocker here.

Adblock

1. Go to ecosia.org
2. Click on the Adblock icon next to the browser search bar
3. Click on Pause on this site
4. Refresh the page and the ad blocker should be deactivated for Ecosia

You can find further information on how to deactivate this ad blocker here.

uBlock

1. Go to ecosia.org
2. Click on the uBlock icon next to the browser search bar
3. Click on Pause uBlock
4. Refresh the page and the ad blocker should be deactivated for Ecosia

PoperBlocker

1. Go to ecosia.org
2. Click on the Poper Blocker icon next to the browser search bar
3. Click on Inactive Blocking
4. Refresh the page and the ad blocker should be deactivated for Ecosia

Fair AdBlocker

1. Go to ecosia.org
2. Click on the Fair Adblocker icon next to the browser search bar
3. Click the Whitelist site in order to disable
4. Refresh the page and the ad blocker should be deactivated for Ecosia

Ghostery

1. Go to ecosia.org
2. Click on the Ghostery icon next to the browser search bar
3. Click on Trust Site in the lower left corner
4. Refresh the page and the ad blocker should be deactivated for Ecosia

Ad blocking on Ecosia mobile apps

The Ecosia app has a built-in ad blocking feature that blocks intrusive ads while you browse the web. This creates a safe and faster browsing experience on both iOS & Android. Only intrusive and annoying ads are blocked, which means that you’ll only see acceptable non-intrusive ads that help us plant trees.

The Ecosia app’s built-in ad blocker is automatically set to on. If you wish to turn this feature off and enable ads, follow the steps:

Android

1. Go to the Settings
2. Select Ad blocking
3. You will see options to disable/enable Adblocking Plus, Acceptable Ads and Update on Wi-Fi only. 

iOS

1. Go to the Settings
2. Select Tracking Protection
3. You will see the option to disable/enable Enhanced Tracking Protection

Do I support Ecosia by randomly clicking on ads?

We appreciate your wish to help us, but please don't do this. You should only click on search ads that you may be genuinely interested in. There are algorithms in place to detect fake clicks, so just go ahead and use Ecosia like any other search engine.

Don’t be concerned if you rarely click on ads, simply by being an Ecosia user you’re adding to the size of our user base and turning an everyday action into something positive. The more people collectively that use Ecosia means we have a wider reach and ultimately can plant more trees.