Eyeo, the parent company of Adblock Plus–an ad-blocking tool that removes pesky banner ads, pop-ups, and video advertising and is available today for iOS devices–has opted to allow an external board ...

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A popular platform for blocking ads on websites announced it is launching a service to allow some ads on the screens of users. Eyeo GmbH, the owner of Adblock Plus, said the “Acceptable Ads Platform” ...

In 2006, Adblock Plus 0.6 was released as a browser extension that promised to keep users’ Web experience uncluttered and advertising-free. As the Internet became overrun with auto-play videos, ...

Whatever your views are on online advertising, it's here to stay. But that doesn't mean that companies aren't doing all they can to strip the web of ads on your behalf. Perhaps the most notable is ...

Google is due to release an in-built adblocker for its Chrome browser in February, which will stop users seeing the most irritating types of ads. Rival adblocker Adblock Plus has released research ...

A fake version of Adblock Plus has been downloaded 37,000 times from the Google Chrome Web Store. geralt/Pixabay Adblock Plus is one of the most popular browser extensions, with millions of users ...

Eyeo, the maker of the AdBlock Plus browser extension, is being roasted for accepting money to “whitelist” some ads, letting them pass through the software’s filter mechanism—but there’s an easy way ...

is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. Adblock Plus is launching a new service that... uh, puts more ads on your screen. Rather than ...

One of the developers behind free desktop ad blocker, Adblock Ultimate, says he is "surprised and confused" after a trademark complaint from the company behind the popular ad blocker, Adblock Plus, ...

Popular ad blocker Adblock Plus has revealed for the first time exactly how it makes is money. The Adblock Plus revenue model has long been a contentious one. Adblock Plus charges some companies to ...