dantheclamman@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoFor-profit Pie Adblock (from the founder of Honey) called out for copying uBlock Origin open source code without creditwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1996arrow-down15cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
arrow-up1991arrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square72fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
minus-squareunalivejoy@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 months 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.