Ad-blocking extension AdBlock sold to new owner
Ad-blocking extension AdBlock sold to new owner
Many online media outlets are reporting the news that ownership of
the popular ad-blocking browser extension AdBlock has
been sold to a new owner. Not to be confused with similarly named
projects AdBlock Plus and AdBlock Edge, this AdBlock announced the
news of the sale to its users in a pop-up window. TheNextWeb reports
that AdBlock employees refused to identify the buyer. In related
news, the new owner has decided to join the "Acceptable Ads"
whitelisting program run by rival AdBlock Plus. An announcement
on the AdBlock Plus site confirms the move, and notes that an
"independent review board
" will now decide which
advertisements are included the Acceptable Ads whitelist. Public
nominations for the board are said to be open.