Ad-Blockers 'Should Be Blocked'
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The newspaper industry rarely shies away from a fight and it’s no different when it comes to ad-blockers that cruel their revenue.The Newspaper Association of America, which represents
2000 US newspapers, has filed a federal complaint against the ad-blocking
industry. It claims software companies which enable users to block ads are
misleading the public.
The papers want US trade practice authorities to bar ad blockers that offer
so-called “paid white-listing” – services which charge advertisers to
bypass ad-blocking software.
Other services have been found substituting ad blockers’ own advertising for
blocked ads.