German Court Overturns Ruling That Ad Blocking Is Not Piracy
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Summary
Germany's top court has overturned a previous ruling that declared ad blocking is not equivalent to piracy, reviving a legal case by publisher Axel Springer that seeks to outlaw ad blocking on copyright grounds. The article discusses the tension between online businesses dependent on advertising revenue and the widespread adoption of ad blockers, which users view as essential security tools against invasive ads and privacy threats from online tracking.
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It's thanks to abusive and invasive ads, and threats to privacy due to incessant online tracking, that ad blockers became so popular.
In many cases ad blockers are seen as an essential tool in the internet user's security toolbox and as a result, people are reluctant to turn them off.
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