It's not 100% clear that banning ad blockers was really the intention of this. As a reddit user said it:
>Reading the article, it appears what they were trying to do is ban programs that replace or "cover" existing ads with ads of their own, e.g. malware/adware, because they started regulating ads after some kid died by taking shady herbal supplements he found in an online ad when searching for a cure for his cancer. However the wording is so broad that it ends up banning ad blockers as well.
Re:China issues edict to ban ad blockers
by HappyTypist on Friday July 22, 2016 @10:56AM
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No, this is sensationalist truth stretching. The specific rules block ad injection and replacement by third parties, and that's pretty clear if you follow the commentary around the debacle.
It's not 100% clear that banning ad blockers was really the intention of this. As a reddit user said it:
>Reading the article, it appears what they were trying to do is ban programs that replace or "cover" existing ads with ads of their own, e.g. malware/adware, because they started regulating ads after some kid died by taking shady herbal supplements he found in an online ad when searching for a cure for his cancer. However the wording is so broad that it ends up banning ad blockers as well.
> 第十六条 互联网广告活动中不得有下列行为：
> （一）提供或者利用应用程序、硬件等对他人正当经营的广告采取拦截、过滤、覆盖、快进等限制措施；
16.1 Provide or use any computer program, hardware, and etc. to block/filter/replace/skip/... legal ads.
However there is no rule about the punishment about the violation of this rule.
Well, did I ever say some ISPs shamelessly plug their ads to people's webpages for years?