How to Block Annoying Ads on Los Angeles Times Once and For All

The Los Angeles Times is a serious newsroom, but the reading experience crowds up fast. Autoplay video, banners between paragraphs, sticky ad rails down the side, and a subscribe prompt that slides up after a few stories. When you just want to read, it all gets in the way.

Most of it clears out. This guide runs through every working way to block Los Angeles Times ads — in Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge on the web, and on Android and iPhone. A solid ad blocker takes care of most of it on its own.

Most of it clears out. This guide runs through every working way to block Los Angeles Times ads — in Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge on the web, and on Android and iPhone. A solid ad blocker takes care of most of it on its own.

One honest note up front: the LA Times uses a metered paywall, which is a separate thing from advertising. An ad blocker clears the ads, video, and trackers — it doesn’t open paywalled subscriber articles, and we won’t say otherwise.

Contents

• How to Stop Annoying Ads on Los Angeles Times
• How to Block Ads on Los Angeles Times Website
• How to Block Ads on Los Angeles Times App (Android & iOS)
• How to Stop Los Angeles Times Pop-Up Ads and Notifications
• Why Use AdLock as Your Los Angeles Times Ad Blocker
• Final Thoughts
• Frequently Asked Questions

How to Stop Annoying Ads on Los Angeles Times

The LA Times mixes autoplay video, sticky banner rails, ad units set into the article, and notification prompts. Which route works best comes down to the device you read on.

Here’s what this guide covers:

• Blocking ads on the Los Angeles Times website (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge)
• Blocking ads on mobile (Android and iOS)
• Stopping Los Angeles Times pop-ups and notifications
• Using AdLock to cover every device at once

How to Block Ads on Los Angeles Times Website

AdLock Standalone App (Desktop — Recommended)

On desktop, the AdLock app for Windows or Mac is the cleanest choice. It works at the network level, so installing it once protects Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari together — with no separate extension for each browser.

1. Download AdLock for Windows or macOS from adlock.com
2. Activate it with your license
3. Filtering runs by default — open the LA Times and it’s clean

Chrome

Prefer to keep things light? The ad blocker extension clears LA Times banners, video, and pop-ups the moment you install it. It only works inside Chrome.

Safari

Add AdLock from the App Store on your Mac or iPhone, then turn it on under Safari > Settings > Extensions on macOS, or Settings > Safari > Content Blockers on iPhone and iPad. Safari then clears the LA Times ads as pages load.

Firefox

Firefox handles the AdLock extension the same way as Chrome — install, enable, and the LA Times loads without its banners and video from the very first visit.

Edge

On Edge, use the HOSTS file method or the browser’s own tracking prevention. Both are laid out in our guide to block ads on Microsoft Edge.

How to Block Ads on Los Angeles Times App (Android & iOS)

The LA Times app is ad-supported with no in-app toggle for turning ads off. Clearing them means filtering at the system level.

Android

AdLock for Android sets up a local VPN and filters traffic from every app, the LA Times app included.

1. Download AdLock from Google Play (search AdLock: Adblocker & Privacy) or from adlock.com
2. Allow the VPN permission when prompted
3. Add the CA certificate for HTTPS filtering — the app guides you through it
4. Activate your license
5. Open the LA Times — banner and video ads are gone

That single setup covers the LA Times app, your mobile browser, and everything else on the phone.

iOS (iPhone and iPad)

Grab the ad blocker for iPhone from the App Store and enable it under Settings > Safari > Content Blockers. The steps are the same on iPhone and iPad. For the cleanest read, use Safari rather than the native app — Apple’s sandbox limits in-app filtering.

How to Stop Los Angeles Times Pop-Up Ads and Notifications

The notification prompts and breaking-news alerts stand apart from the display ads. Allow them once and the LA Times keeps sending alerts until you revoke the permission.

• Chrome: open chrome://settings/content/notifications, find latimes.com, set it to Block
• Safari (Mac): Safari > Settings > Websites > Notifications, find Los Angeles Times, set to Deny
• Safari (iPhone/iPad): Settings > Safari > Notifications, turn Los Angeles Times off
• Firefox: open about:preferences#privacy, click Settings by Notifications, remove latimes.com

That quiets the alerts and prompts. The on-page display ads are a separate matter — you’ll still need an ad blocker for those.

Why Use AdLock as Your Los Angeles Times Ad Blocker

Lighter blockers grab the banners but leave the autoplay video and sticky rails that clutter the LA Times. AdLock filters all of it, autoplay video included.

It also stops the retargeting scripts that follow you to other sites afterward. Because AdLock filters at the network and JavaScript level rather than running inside the browser, the Manifest V3 changes that weakened so many extension blockers didn’t affect it. With fewer heavy elements loading, pages open faster and use less mobile data.

And it goes well beyond the LA Times — one install clears ads across other news sites, apps, and games on the same device.

Final Thoughts

For most readers, this combination works:

• Desktop (any browser): the AdLock app for Windows or macOS
• Chrome only: the free AdLock Chrome extension
• Safari on Mac or iPhone: AdLock with content blockers on
• Android: AdLock for Android, app and browser together
• iOS: AdLock content blockers, with the LA Times open in Safari
• Notifications: block latimes.com in your browser settings

Work through each layer and the LA Times reads cleanly again — with the paywall, separate as always, still standing.

Ready for news without the clutter? Get AdLock and read the LA Times the way it should be.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I block ads on the Los Angeles Times for free?

Yes — AdLock’s free Chrome and Safari extensions clear ads on the LA Times site in those browsers. Full mobile coverage, including in-app filtering on Android, needs the premium version.

Will an ad blocker remove the LA Times paywall?

No. It clears ads, video, and trackers, but the paywall is a separate subscription system that AdLock doesn’t bypass.

Can AdLock disable video pop-ups on the LA Times?

Yes — autoplay and pop-up video that lighter blockers miss gets filtered by AdLock on desktop and mobile.

How do I read the LA Times without ads on iPhone?

Install AdLock for iOS, enable its content blockers under Settings > Safari > Content Blockers, and open the LA Times in Safari rather than the app.

Why should I avoid unreliable ad-blocking extensions?

Some free extensions from unknown developers inject their own ads or collect browsing data. A trusted blocker won’t trade one problem for a worse one.