In an unusual move, Google has removed ad-blocking and privacy extension app AdNauseam from the Chrome Web Store, and flagged it as malware so it cannot be installed in developer mode. The move comes after a report that said the company had been using its own ad blockers to block ads on websites like YouTube and Gmail. The team behind AdNauseam has submitted another version of the software to the Chrome Web Store, in the hope that it proves more acceptable.
In an unusual move, Google has removed ad-blocking and privacy extension app AdNauseam from the Chrome Web Store, and flagged it as malware so it cannot be installed in developer mode. In 2013, Google banned ad-blocking for Android apps in the Google Play store, for violating its prohibition on interfering with other apps. The team behind AdNauseam has submitted another version of the software to the Chrome Web Store, in the hope that it proves more acceptable.