Hot on the heels of another ruling that said users have the right to block ads using Adblock Plus if they wish, we have another ruling, this time filed by a different set of publishers. This time, the lawsuit was brought about by RTL Interactive and ProSiebenSat1, two German broadcasters, against Eyeo, the makers of […]
German Courts Rule Adblock Plus is Legal to Use
Online publishers in Germany have lost a lawsuit against the German company responsible for creating Adblock Plus, stating that the company should not be allowed to block ads from being served on their websites. The two publishers, Zeit Online GmbH and Handelsblatt GmbH, were running advertising on their sites Zeit.de, Handelsblatt.com, and Wiwo.de, but felt […]
Mozilla Firefox Will Display Ads on Homepage & New Tabs
It is the day that many thought would never come – Firefox will begin monetizing their browser by displaying ads on their homepage and in the tiles when a user opens a new browser tab. Mozilla had initially announced the possibility of changing from their previous ad-free stance, but there was plenty of concern over […]