dantheclamman@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoFor-profit Pie Adblock (from the founder of Honey) called out for copying uBlock Origin open source code without creditwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1981arrow-down14cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
arrow-up1977arrow-down1external-linkFor-profit Pie Adblock (from the founder of Honey) called out for copying uBlock Origin open source code without creditwww.theregister.comdantheclamman@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square69fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
minus-squareunalivejoy@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·3 days agoFor-profit ad blockers make their money from either ad injection or extorting ad companies to whitelist their ads. This is why the original adblock plus fell out of use.
For-profit ad blockers make their money from either ad injection or extorting ad companies to whitelist their ads. This is why the original adblock plus fell out of use.