Did Google pay Adblock Plus to not block their ads?

Not sure if they are getting paid but some sites have been complaining about the adblocking and want some ads to be shown.

This sort of thing came up last year I think, you can alter the lists yourself anyway if you really wanted.

You can uncheck the "unobtrusive advertisements" on install or in settings...

OR you can change to Adblock Edge which is the version of AB+ with advertising removed altogether.


For sites that insist that you turn it off for them... open them in Sandboxie is my advice as AB is also used for privacy etc.



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I notice that my ad-block's extensions ware disable last week. all I did is just re-instal them and they are working ok; like supposed to.

My favorite:
YouTube Unblocker.- Unblock YouTube videos, which are blocked because of copyright reasons or country restrictions.

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Originally posted by Mrguss:

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My favorite:
YouTube Unblocker.- Unblock YouTube videos, which are blocked because of copyright reasons or country restrictions.

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Thanks... you're not just a pretty face!

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Any alternatives for Andriod? I have noticed it doesn't seem to be working well there either

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Wondered why i was seeing ads goodbye adblock-plus and adblock-lite,hello adblock-edge & you tube unblocker

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No need to ditch Adblock+; just uncheck "Allow some non-intrusive advertising", under Adblock+'s Filter preferences (ctrl-shift-f). Less drama, works just fine ^^' ...

Frankly, I left it checked and have seen few problems, but YMMV.

Does that mean other company can keep the ads in the same paying way???

Originally posted by lily2:

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Does that mean other company can keep the ads in the same paying way???

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Yes and no. The creator of the plugin is trying to walk a fine line. It's obvious he doesn't let anyone waving a dollar run an ad, because then the app would be utterly useless; so he has to make choices *shrug*. But yes, of course he has the capability to do so.

Edit--> I still don't see much of a problem with it, considering you can *completely* disable ads in the settings; it really is a moot point. And yes, you probably should see occasional ads, as you surf the free site(s) you frequent the most. Servers and content ain't free, you know.

Sites that host the actual ad on it's page and not just it's generic ad site link will still show and will have to be the go if people want to make sure that they are seen in future.

Adblock Edge is the same as AB+ but without that option which might be a hassle for some to find.

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