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Re:Which is better, Adblock or Adblock Plus? by marco1 on Tuesday July 29, 2014 @03:01PM (#8104242)
This is not blackmailing but a mafia-like protection racket scheme: They create a problem (ads not showing up) that they offer the solution for themselves as well (white-labeling).
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Re:Which is better, Adblock or Adblock Plus? by FractalNerve on Tuesday July 29, 2014 @07:57PM (#8105685)
Cool, this is the best description of the business model that I've read so far. White-Listing doesn't nearly sound like what you described.

      * The Mafia like protection racket scheme
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