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Re:Eyeo wins German copyright decision, sets legal precedent... by SomeBoolshit on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @02:24PM (#29984373)
It's crazy that this fundamental misunderstanding still gets repeated ever since they introduced acceptable ads.

Companies pay to get their ads categorized as acceptable if they meet the criteria for that. You can't just pay to get your ads to show up.

And within the browser extension, the user still has the option to block them anyway.

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Re:Eyeo wins German copyright decision, sets legal precedent... by simonbw on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @02:17PM (#29998588)
I don’t think I misunderstood anything. ABP still makes their money by getting people to see ads, and they still send businesses emails saying “give us money or we’ll block your ads”.
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