Why there aren't ad blocking apps on Google Play
(adguard.com)
from rikudou@lemmings.world to privacy@lemmy.ca on 05 Sep 2023 23:11
https://lemmings.world/post/945356
from rikudou@lemmings.world to privacy@lemmy.ca on 05 Sep 2023 23:11
https://lemmings.world/post/945356
The article is AdGuard centric but it sheds light on the whole process where Google suddenly decided to ban ad blockers.
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The article seems to gloss over the WHY part, and is really focus on the WHAA part.
Google is fundamentally an Ad-company - so promoting ad-blockers is bad for their revenue.
Not promoting them is one thing; but as the primary distributor of android apps, outright blocking them is absurd.
“you’re not allowed to access my competitors” - google.
Especially when ad networks are leveraged to distribute malware.
Their current anti-trust lawsuit comes to mind…
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