Brave Software’s browser is illegal, newspapers claim
The number of websites barring access to users of Adblock Plus has been growing as of late. The latest that I found is Listverse, an interesting site full of top 10 lists similar to Cracked.com but without the snark. It’s become the latest site I frequent that no longer displays its content if you have an ad blocker enabled. But at least it’s safer than Forbes.
Still, denying you content is one thing, but threatening legal action is another. The Financial Times reports 17 members of the Newspaper Association of America (NAA) have sent a cease and desist letter to Brave Software and its founder, former Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich, over the company’s self-titled ad-blocking browser.
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