AdGuard for Android is a powerful app that blocks ads and protects your privacy. But why it's not available on the Google Play Store? Read on to find out.
The article is AdGuard centric but it sheds light on the whole process where Google suddenly decided to ban ad blockers.
Ever heard of Web Environment Integrity (WEI)? Do some research, or perhaps read comments to the actual commit (scroll down). Currently, the general situation seems rather grim.
You do. If I disable my ad blocker on my home network which blocks ads on the DNS level, many ads slip through. For example those, that are on the same domain as the content.
At the time, there were a number of apps on Google Play that offered content filtering functionality, such as AdAway, AdFree, Ad Blocker, and AdBlock Plus.
In 2016, Google tweaked its developer policy to clarify what actions are prohibited, and for the first time directly named ad blockers as a target.
After AdGuard for Android, which filters traffic for all apps on your device, could no longer be distributed through the Google Play Store, we had to find another way to reach our users and provide them with updates.
The increased visibility this store provides would allow us to introduce the app to more people who can block ad-based tracking, thereby protecting their privacy.
The reality is that most casual users install apps exclusively from the Google Play Store, and that means they are currently missing out on a chance to protect themselves from trackers and ads.
We hope that Google will change its stance and give people the choice and tools to protect themselves from pervasive tracking technology and invasive advertising.
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We hope that Google will change its stance and give people the choice and tools to protect themselves from pervasive tracking technology and invasive advertising.
“Unlikely” would be an understatement in terms of Google ever being accepting of adblockers. That web attestation/DRM stuff is really telling
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Ever heard of Web Environment Integrity (WEI)? Do some research, or perhaps read comments to the actual commit (scroll down). Currently, the general situation seems rather grim.
The good news is that you don’t need to install an app to block ads!
You do. If I disable my ad blocker on my home network which blocks ads on the DNS level, many ads slip through. For example those, that are on the same domain as the content.
So if you disable the thing I suggested, there are ads. Then… don’t?Edit: I misunderstood what you meant
No problem, I can now see that my wording could have been a little clearer.
save reason why Target doesn’t sell Amazon cards
Because Google is an ad company. /article
This is very old news. But I guess it’s never too late to make a copy article for advertising…
Yes, old news, but I still found it interesting and relevant.
It was bound to happen .
Such a shocker.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
At the time, there were a number of apps on Google Play that offered content filtering functionality, such as AdAway, AdFree, Ad Blocker, and AdBlock Plus.
In 2016, Google tweaked its developer policy to clarify what actions are prohibited, and for the first time directly named ad blockers as a target.
After AdGuard for Android, which filters traffic for all apps on your device, could no longer be distributed through the Google Play Store, we had to find another way to reach our users and provide them with updates.
The increased visibility this store provides would allow us to introduce the app to more people who can block ad-based tracking, thereby protecting their privacy.
The reality is that most casual users install apps exclusively from the Google Play Store, and that means they are currently missing out on a chance to protect themselves from trackers and ads.
We hope that Google will change its stance and give people the choice and tools to protect themselves from pervasive tracking technology and invasive advertising.
The original article contains 1,019 words, the summary contains 172 words. Saved 83%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!
“Unlikely” would be an understatement in terms of Google ever being accepting of adblockers. That web attestation/DRM stuff is really telling
I mean to be fair, Google is considered an ad company, they aren’t going to promote things that would make them potentially lose money to themselves
Fixed that for you