Developers sell advertisement deletion tool "AdBlock" for browsers, purchase price and new owner are unknown

Google ChromeWhenSafariWe are offering "AdBlockIs an extension that allows you to delete ads on websites and is used by over 40 million users worldwide. Newly in September 2015Application for iOSI just released it, but the developer sold the service quietly and found out that the ownership was transferred to the new owner.

Adblock extension sells to mystery buyer
http://thenextweb.com/apps/2015/10/02/trust-us-we-block-ads/


When updating to the latest version AdBlock released on October 1, 2015, the following pop-up is displayed and "The user can select advertisement to be displayed at the time of browsing the website"Acceptable Ads ProgramNotice that AdBlock will enter "(Admissible advertisement)" with small notice that "AdBlock will be sold as a result of the decision to enter the Acceptable Ads Program".

Was casually browsing earlier using Google Chrome, opened a new tab, and this popped up:Pic.twitter.com/BTmPabAwkd

- Adam Haworth (@ aahaworth)2015, October 1

Although the seller and sold amount are not disclosed, Michael Gundlach of the founder of AdBlock said, "We have set the same goal as EyeO's service" Adblock Plus "planned for Acceptable Ads Program, , I was dissatisfied with Adblock Plus receiving money from the owner of the advertisement displayed in the Acceptable Ads Program, but this time Adblock Plus will share the Acceptable Ads Program with other ad removal services We announced and decided to delegate Adblock Plus's management rights to a fair group of experts and we would be pleased to join the Acceptable Ads Program "and decided to enter the Acceptable Ads Program. I decided to sell AdBlock at.

Six months ago, AdBlock called "experiment" and changed its service name to "BetaFish Adblocker", so temporary change of service name might be a move to sell AdBlock, And one of the staff is talking. "BetaFish" is the name of the company that runs AdBlock, and is applying for trademark registration of "AdBlock" in the United States.

Although I'm concerned whether AdBlock can be used as usual after the operation rights have been transferred to the new owner, Mr. Gabriel Cubbage, who has served as a director of AdBlock, will continue to be involved in the operation of AdBlock about. In addition, Michael Gundlach and AdBlock about selling to the staff left in the news siteThe Next WebAlthough it asked, it seems that answer has not been obtained.