"Adblock's business model is illegal" can be sued by advertising company

The browser extension "Adblock Plus" which hides advertisements on the page is a convenient function for users, but there is also a view that companies that distribute advertisements are "business disturbances" from companies that distribute advertisements. Adblock says it will be able to display advertisements if it meets the criteria of "discreet advertisement" defined by the company, but "Google paid for Adblock for entering whitelistIt is said that it is reporting that it is building a business model that takes advantage of advertisement display as opposed to it. The Adblock business model is "illegal" and German advertising company is the provider of Adblock PlusEyeoI complained.

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SPIEGEL ONLINEAccording to the German advertising companyProSiebenSat1.comWhenRTL - IP, And subsidiaryRTL interactiveSaid that he filed a lawsuit against Eyeo, a provider of Adblock Plus.

"We believe that Adblock Plus's business model is illegal," said Thomas Port, managing director of ProSiebenSat1, and the largest newspaper publisher in GermanyAxel · SpringerHas confirmed the complaint in the Munich District Court ", a spokesperson for Adblock Plus has made a negative comment that" no lawsuit against Adblock Plus has occurred ".