Time to Block

What is AdBlock?• Also known as AdBlock Plus

(APB)• A Web Brower extension/add-on• Free to use• Make browsing “safer and faster”• Launched in 2006

Functionality• The name says it all, it blocks ads• Eliminates flashy advertisements and pop-

ups

Who uses AdBlock

• People who don’t like advertisements• Ads can be annoying and distracting• About 10% of internet users us AdBlock

Aren’t ads Great?...

Wouldn't things be a lot better without all those ads?

Why is AdBlock bad?• Ads equal revenue for websites• No adds = no money for website

publishers

The internet is free because of advertisements

• Ads are the funding's of the internet

Action against Adblock• Websites requiring users to disable AdBlock

Advertisements are what make the internet free.

Don’t block your ads, they aren’t that annoying.