YouTube ad blocker with 11 million installations with possible backdoor

Adblock for YouTube has over 11 million installations. However, it can inject script code into any page uncontrollably.

Adblock Plus: the tiny plugin threatening the internet's business model

Are Eyeo, developers of the Adblock Plus plugin, campaigning for better adverts, or just holding the web's biggest businesses hostage?
adexchanger

Eyeo, Owner Of Adblock Plus, Is Acquiring Blockthrough With A Focus On Ad Filtering

Eyeo is known for ad blocking, but it’s got its eye on ad filtering. On Tuesday, eyeo, which is the parent company of AdBlock and Adblock Plus – two of the most-downloaded standalone ad blockers – ...
ZDNet

Adblock Plus wins again: New court ruling backs ad blocker against media firms

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PC World

Yahoo Mail begins blocking users with ad block enabled

Yahoo may be hoping that access to your email is more important than freedom from advertisements. Some users of AdBlock Plus have reported that they can’t access Yahoo Mail in Chrome or Firefox on the ...
The New York Times

Adblock Plus, Created to Protect Users From Ads, Instead Opens the Door

Adblock Plus, an ad blocker now used on more than 100 million devices, started out as an almost utopian idea a decade ago. Wladimir Palant, a 20-something developer who was annoyed with intrusive ads ...