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Title: Investigation shows ad blockers don’t just block ads – they block images, shopping carts & even entire websites
Post by: HCK on September 24, 2015, 09:00:18 pm
Investigation shows ad blockers don’t just block ads – they block images, shopping carts & even entire websites

An investigation by Fortune into the effects of iOS ad blockers showed that they don’t just block ads (and thus prevent sites like ours from paying the bills), they also block images, prevent items from being added to shopping carts and in some cases block entire websites. The problem was first identified by ecommerce specialist Chris Mason. Lots […]<img alt="" border="0" src="(http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif)?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=399742&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><div class="feedflare">
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