Yes, they allow certain “non-obtrusive” ads by default. Some people might be fine with this, but it should absolutely be opt-in, and their deal with an ad company is the only reason it’s the default.
You can disagree with the whole “acceptable ads” debacle (I did and switched to unlock origin) but ABP is far from a risk to anyone using it. There’s just better blockers out there.
Imagine shilling a closed source, sold out alternative to UBlock Origin
I’m not an expert on these and didn’t realize there was a difference. Did this one sell out?
Yes, they allow certain “non-obtrusive” ads by default. Some people might be fine with this, but it should absolutely be opt-in, and their deal with an ad company is the only reason it’s the default.
Well that blows. Thanks for the heads up. This is why we can’t have nice things.
ABP is definitely not closed source.
You can disagree with the whole “acceptable ads” debacle (I did and switched to unlock origin) but ABP is far from a risk to anyone using it. There’s just better blockers out there.
(btw abp is in fact open source and licensed under GPLv3, but that doesn’t make it any less sketchy sith their “Acceptable Ads” program)