Ad-blocking software is definitely not illegal, another German court rules
One month after a German court ruled online ad-blocking technology is perfectly fine, a second legal challenge has now arrived at the exact same conclusion. Back in April, a court in Hamburg ruled that...
View ArticleAdblock Plus now lets companies mass-deploy its Chrome browser extension
Adblock Plus is now easier to deploy across entire organizations with the news that the popular ad-blocking tool is being tailored for network administrators. With Adblock Plus for Administrators, the...
View ArticleAdblock Plus officially arrives on iOS and Android via a standalone browser
As Apple prepares to open up its mobile Safari browser to ad blocking in the forthcoming iOS 9 release, Adblock Plus is seeking a head start. The popular ad-blocking tool is arriving on Apple’s mobile...
View ArticleBusiness Insider buyer Axel Springer just lost its case against Adblock Plus
Digital publishing house Axel Springer, based in Berlin, Germany, is in the news today for spending $343 million to purchase an 88 percent stake in Business Insider, bringing its total ownership to 97...
View ArticleAxel Springer wins partial victory in ad-blocking case
(Reuters) – A German court on Friday handed publisher Axel Springer a partial victory on Friday in its fight against so-called ad-blockers, which users can install on computers or mobile devices to...
View ArticleAdblock Plus owner Eyeo acquires micropayments service Flattr
Eyeo, the Germany-based company behind perennially popular adblocking service Adblock Plus, has today announced that it has acquired Flattr, a micropayment and microdonation service headquartered in...
View ArticleAdblock Plus owner Eyeo hikes fees for micropayments service Flattr
Eyeo, the Germany-based company behind popular adblocking service Adblock Plus, has announced that it’s hiking the fees it charges creators for using its Flattr micropayments service. By way of a quick...
View ArticleAdblock Plus owner Eyeo launches browser extension to combat fake news
Eyeo, the Germany-based company behind popular adblocking service Adblock Plus, has launched a new Chrome browser extension designed to help web users spot fake news. The aptly named Trusted News...
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