Talk:Adblock Plus/Archives/2016

Adblock Plus buys AdBlock

It seems that Adblock Plus just bought AdBlock: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/02/adblock_flogged_off_to_mystery_buyer/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.29.251.163 (talk) 20:11, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

no one knows who bought adblock but there is not enough evidence--Jonnymoon96 (talk) 21:33, 29 January 2016 (UTC)

Should version 0.9.9.0 be added to the about box for Microsoft Edge?

It's not the same for Internet Explorer. (I would add it if I could but I can't figure it out) Dre~ (talk) 06:31, 31 October 2016 (UTC)

Ethics of Adblocking via BBC - Dec. 2013

BBC had an interesting article earlier this month on the ethics of adblocking and it's ripe for material that could be mined to improve this article. I'm sorry I dont'have the time to do it but wanted to bring it to your attention. Also wondering if the mention of controversy about acceptable ads program shouldn't be modified to note that controversy wasn't just on adblock plus forum + social media sites but was covered by MSM.

Blinking, beeping, auto-playing. Popping up, over, under. Tracking, intruding, unsettling. If the internet was a pretty face, advertising would be its wart.

Thankfully, if getting "a great six pack in weeks!" isn't your thing, you can simply flick a switch and use an adblocker - software that banishes the sight and hushes the din of irritating advertising all over the web.

The appeal is obvious, and millions have done it, but should you?

According to one count, 84% of the top 100 websites in the world rely on advertising to generate revenue...

References

Hope the full article is useful. It mentions the Adblock Plus quite a few times. Cheers. joepa^T 07:03, 20 December 2013 (UTC)