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Adblock Plus’s Till Faida on the shifting shape of ad blocking
Publishers hate ad blockers, but millions of internet users embrace them — and many browsers even bake it in as a feature, including Google’s own Chrome. At the same time,…
Adblock Plus maker has a new taskforce to fight publisher efforts to reinject ads
In the arms race of ad blocking there’s clearly never a dull moment as efforts to block ads are combated by publisher and platform countermeasures trying to fox the blocks.…
eyeo, the company behind the popular browser-based ad block product Adblock Plus, is no stranger to controversy. Which is just as well given its new “passion project”: A browser add-on…
German Supreme Court dismisses Axel Springer lawsuit, says ad blocking is legal
Germany’s Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit yesterday from Axel Springer against Eyeo, the company behind AdBlock Plus. The European publishing giant (which acquired Business Insider in 2015) argued that ad…
The company behind Adblock Plus is acquiring micropayment service Flattr
Eyeo, the parent company behind AdBlock Plus, announced this morning that it has acquired Flattr. The two companies were already working together on a project initially called Flattr Plus, where…
Facebook ads still slipping past Adblock Plus via stripped-down code
The Adblock Plus crowdsourced hacker militia can’t keep up with Facebook’s disciplined army of engineers. When Facebook first announced it would circumvent ad blocking software, Adblock Plus (ABP) built a workaround in…
Why the advertising industry needs to embrace AdBlock
The advertising industry is wringing its hands and shaking its fist at the use and growth of ad-block technology, but I am not above temptation. I installed it. I love…
Facebook rolls out code to nullify Adblock Plus’ workaround again
Adblock Plus launched a workaround to Facebook’s ad block bypass today that ham-handedly removes posts from friends and Pages, not just ads, according to a statement provided by Facebook to TechCrunch. “We’re disappointed…
Facebook’s blocker-blocking ads blocked by blockers
Facebook recently incorporated a sneaky change to the way its ads are displayed that disguised them as ordinary content and circumvented ad blocking software in browsers. Ads crowded the streams…
Interactive Advertising Bureau CEO: AdBlock Plus is an extortion-based business
Today at TechCrunch Disrupt NY, we had both the founder of AdBlock Plus Till Faida and Interactive Advertising Bureau CEO Randall Rothenberg on our stage — but not at the…
Ad blocking software’s usage on the web, and now mobile, has forced the media and publishing industry to look to new revenue models. And one of the most notable players in ad…
Ad blockers are often painted as the enemy of online publishers, but sometimes things are more complicated. AdBlock Plus, for example, just announced that they’re working with startup Flattr on…
Execs from the IAB and AdBlock Plus will discuss the future of ads at Disrupt NY
Online advertising is one of those subjects that we can rely on to get almost everyone to roll their eyes. And lately, it seems that investors have become skeptical, too. Still, you…
Shine Signs First European Carriers To Its Network-Level Ad Blocking Tech
The ad-blocking wars are stepping up a gear today as mobile network-level ad blocker startup Shine has announced it’s signed its first European carriers to roll out its tech.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Ad Blocking
So here’s an awkward question … How many of you are reading this article without ads? Don’t be shy if you are. You’re definitely not alone. You’ll be getting even…
Adblock Plus Finally Lands On iOS And In Google Play — As A Browser App
Popular desktop ad-blocking software Adblock Plus, which has some 50 million+ monthly active users worldwide, has finally launched an iOS app. It’s also managed to convince Google to allow its…
Adblock Plus Talks Content-Blocking And The Tricky Shift To Mobile
Adblock Plus has built a business out of helping web users ditch overly annoying ads and other unwanted digital content on the desktop by taking money from companies willing to…
Adblock Plus Now Blocks 8,600 Tracking Filters As Ad Tech Explodes
The story of advertising online in the last year has significantly also been a story about the rise of ad tech — ways of serving users more relevant ads, and…
Adblock Plus Reveals Numbers Behind Ad Whitelisting Program For The First Time
There was a bit of a user uproar when it came to light that browser advertising blocking service Adblock Plus was actually providing some advertisers, like Google, the opportunity to…
Google And Others Reportedly Pay Adblock Plus To Show You Ads Anyway
If you work for a company that depends on advertising revenue, you won’t hear people talk that often about using Adblock Plus, but it’s something that millions of consumers probably…
Google Pulls Ad-Blocking Apps From Play Store For Violating Developer Distribution Agreement
More than a few developers have worked to make web browsing and app use in Android as clean and ad-free as possible, but it seems their efforts haven’t made them…
Good News, Adblock Plus Fans – Soon, There Will Be A Google Chrome Extension
Adblock Plus, easily the most popular Firefox browser extension, recently hit the 100 million downloads milestone. Soon, the developer(s) behind the add-on will be releasing a beta extension for Google…
Adblock Plus, The Popular Firefox Add-On, Hits 100 Million Downloads
You sure love blocking ads when you’re browsing the Web, don’t you? Adblock Plus, the hugely popular Firefox add-on, has been downloaded over 100 million times, its creator is set…
Adblock Plus Extension Developer Raises Funding From Mystery Partner
Adblock Plus, the wildly popular Firefox browser add-on that, well, blocks ads, is not going to get the plug pulled out of any time soon, and might eventually turn into…