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Google has gone mad. They just removed ad-blocking apps from Play Store, including AdBlock Plus and AdFree Android.

Ashraf March 14, 2013 15

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In what can only be described as a stunning move, Google has recently pulled all ad-blocking apps from Google Play Store, the official Android app store. This includes AdBlock Plus (which allows for blocking of ads without root), AdFree Android, and AdAway.

According to an official blog post by the [...]

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[Android] Block ads on your phone or tablet with Adblock Plus — root not required!

Ashraf November 28, 2012 6

If you have a rooted Android phone or tablet, there are multiple ways to block ads such as using AdFree Android or AdAway. However, what about people who don’t root their devices? For the longest time people without rooted devices simply couldn’t reliably block ads. That has now changed with [...]

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Adblock Plus on Chrome now displays “non-instrusive advertising”, here is how to disable it

Ashraf October 27, 2012 11

Last year the developer of Adblock Plus introduced the concept of “acceptable ads” on Firefox. In a nutshell, “acceptable ads” are ads that Adblock Plus does not block; ads that the developer of Adblock Plus has specifically vetted to ensure they are:

  • Static advertisements only (no animations, sounds or similar)

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