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Amazon, Google And Microsoft Escape Adblock Plus, For A Price


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It's long been rumored that Google, among other companies, has been paying Adblock Plus in order to get through its filters. Now, Financial Times says that it's not only Google that's been paying the ad-blocking service to be part of its whitelisted websites, but also Microsoft, Amazon and ad platform Taboola. Adblock Plus, as you might know, is a popular Chrome and Firefox extension that blocks ads: as such, some websites that rely on advertisements for revenue haven't been too happy with it, with a handful of German publishers taking the service to court. While what these companies are doing might not sit well with some Adblock Plus users, it's not bribery and is entirely legal.

 

While Adblock Plus' developer, German company Eyeo, doesn't list its fees anywhere, a digital media company that talked to FT said Eyeo asks for 30 percent of the ad revenues that would otherwise not exist. Eyeo claims Adblock Plus has been downloaded 300 million times, and these tech giants' actions just prove that they're at least a bit worried that it will affect their business. Adblock Plus does whitelist other smaller websites for free, though, so long as they meet its criteria. These include being transparent and not passing off ads as content, as well as not using overly large and obnoxious advertisements that distort web pages.

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dabullu ela vasthaayi man .. ad block ni encourage cheyyankadi

 

..i like adblock plus man...

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@sigsegv  naaku ishtamaina site lo adblock plus lo enabled on this site uncheck chestha.. pop up ad , ads with sound ante param irritation anduke adblock plus.. bye1 bye1

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dabullu ela vasthaayi man .. ad block ni encourage cheyyankadi

 

dude it is awesome, i have been using it for yrs.

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@sigsegv  naaku ishtamaina site lo adblock plus lo enabled on this site uncheck chestha.. pop up ad , ads with sound ante param irritation anduke adblock plus.. bye1 bye1

 

yeah i do the same man ... afdb lo enabled or disabled ?

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Inkodu start chesthaadu ila enthamandhi ni posishthaaru?

 

adblock was hit because of Firefox..

 

Chrome and IE lo anta efficient ga pani cheyadu adi....

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@buddy.. malware ani torture chuisthundi chrome on afdb.... unblocked few months back :)

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@buddy.. malware ani torture chuisthundi chrome on afdb.... unblocked few months back :)

 

i hate chrome ..

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adblock was hit because of Firefox..

 

Chrome and IE lo anta efficient ga pani cheyadu adi....

 

for chrome adblock plus came much later, there was another extension which worked really good.

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i hate chrome ..

addicted to it..because of sync..phone tablet work laptop home laptop anni sync lo untayi.. chromecast casting etc, plus chrome remote desktop.. ee features kosam, resources ekkuva teeskunna i use chrome only

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