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RIP OFF BS COMPANIES.. TAKING BRIBES FROM OTHER COMPANIES

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03 Feb, 2015 02:12 PM

HERS WHY I WILL NEVER DONATE TO WEBSITES THAT SAY THEY HELP>> F***** MONEY HUNGRY DEVS.

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.

1. Support Staff 1 Posted by Neelfyn on 03 Feb, 2015 05:11 PM

   

   This is AdBlock, an unrelated project to Adblock Plus (ABP). For more info see this page, as well as our FAQ:

   I heard you were asking big companies to pay you to show their ads?!

   Nope, that's what some other ad blockers are doing, and we're as unimpressed as you are. AdBlock is 100% user-supported, does not have a list of companies that get preferential treatment, and does not ask or allow companies to pay us to show you ads. With AdBlock, you are the one in control of what ads, if any, you want to see - not the advertisers.

   If you'd like to contact ABP, take a look at adblockplus.org.

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2. Neelfyn closed this discussion on 03 Feb, 2015 05:11 PM.