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AdBlock Plus Launches Advert Marketplace
The plugin's developers look to expand the marketplace for 'acceptable' ads while promising no change to the user experience
Yandex Offers ‘Complaint’ Button And AI As Alternative To Ad Blocking
Yandex, a major search engine in Russia, hopes to reach a compromise between users and advertisers as an alternative to indiscriminate ad blocking
Local Government: ‘Up To’ Broadband Adverts Are Misleading Rural Users
Broadband adverts are misleading if touted speeds are only available to urban areas, says LGA
Verizon Acquires Yahoo’s Core Business For £3.86 Billion
Yahoo's core assets finally sold off as Mayer claims: 'Yahoo is a company that has changed the world'
EC Slaps Google With More Antitrust “Objections”
European Commission expands its probe of Google's shopping and advertising services with additional "objections"
Web Publishers Need To Address Reasons Why Readers Install Ad Blockers
ANALYSIS: Newspapers and Web sites of all kinds are fighting the use of ad blockers as a threat to their revenue, but maybe they’re fighting the wrong foe
Facebook To Track Non-Users To Aid Advert Push
Social network giant will begin tracking people without Facebook accounts as part of advertising growth
Facebook Triples Profit As Advertising Revenue Soars
Facebook nearly doubles its revenue, as advertising budgets shun traditional media and move online
MPs Call For More Accurate Broadband Speed Claims And Consumer Protections
British Infrastructure Group (BIG), led by Conservative MP Grant Shapps says broadband advertising rules should be overhauled and mandatory refunds given
Malvertising Campaign Hits Top Dutch Sites
Campaign utilising malicious ads has hit most of the Netherlands' most popular websites, affecting millions of users
O2 Customers’ Browsing Data Harvested For Targeted Tube Adverts
O2 users browsing habits, device activity and CRM information to be anonymised and used by Exterion Media for advertising on London Underground
Google Kills Off Flash Support For Display Ads
From June 30 Google will not accept ads built in Flash for DoubleClick and Google Display Network ad services
Facebook Sales Hit £4bn As Mobile Advertising Pays Off
Facebook reports £700m in quarterly profit as mobile user base reaches almost one billion a day
Twitter Targets Outside Users With Extra Ads
New strategy will look to advertise to people who read tweets without logging in to Twitter
Malvertising Appears In Promoted Tweet To Steal Facebook Logins
Rogue advert on Twitter aims to infect and then steal a user’s Facebook credentials, Proofpoint warns
Ad Blockers Are Used By 18 Percent Of UK Web Users
Publishers should have less invasive adverts and make users aware of the consequences of ad blocking, industry body says
NME Readers Got A Taste Of Microsoft’s Sponsored Content And They Hated It
Blog: But Microsoft isn't the real nme here, online advertising is surely necessary to survive?
Facebook Users Cross Billion Threshold As Mobile Ads Grow
Facebook averages over one billion users a day, as mobile continues to be principle growth driver
AdBlock Plus Arrives on iTunes, Promises Whitelist Scrutiny
AdBlock Plus finally arrives on Apple App Store, amid promise its "whitelist" will open up to outside scrutiny
Amazon Bans Flash Ads As Malware Danger Grows
The e-commerce giant said the change was in response to browsers' moves to limit the danger posed by Flash security flaws
Ad Blocking To Cause Publishers £14bn In 2015 As Popularity Grows
Adblocking software such as Adblock Plus is witnessing a dramatic rise in users as the software shifts to mobile
Adblock Plus Rolls Out Mass Deployment For IT Administrators
Network administrators can now deploy Adblock across entire enterprise with the benefit of skipping 'first run page'
Malvertising Campaign Exposes 50 Million To Malware
Malvertising campaign exposes up to 50 million internet users to the Angler EK and Bunitu malware
What Does AdBlock Plus Mean For The Future Of Online Publishers?
Some argue that AdBlock Plus has the potential to destroy publishing revenues, so what can be done for Internet users to have their adblocking cake and eat it?
Google: We’re Now Bigger On Mobile Than Desktop In Ten Countries
Includes major markets such as US and Japan
Twitter Results Cast Doubt On Advertising Strategy
Twitter's ad growth was lower than expected, although it expects 'direct response' adverts to become more lucrative
Google Profits Up Despite Advert Value Squeeze
Google's outgoing CFO reveals modest profit rise, amid increased competition for mobile ad dollars
Adblocking Declared 100 Percent Legal By German Courts
Hamburg courts give Adblock the nod in a "victory for every single Internet user"
Microsoft Search Deal Sees Yahoo Make Gains
A search deal with Microsoft and Yahoo has been renewed and amended with two key changes that make the deal "more productive", say companies