Adblock Plus's decision to block ad-blockers on the desktop version of its site has been criticised by Facebook. The social network giant announced a crackdown on ad-blockers for the first time, as well as giving users more control over the ads they see. Ben Williams, communications manager at Facebook' parent company Eyeo GmbH, responded to the move in a blog post entitled, "Oh well, looks like Adblock Plus just got all anti-user." Williams wrote that Adblock Plus seems to agree that users find ads annoying, yet will not allow them to decide what to block for themselves.
Facebook's decision to block ad-blockers on the desktop version of its site has been criticised by Adblock Plus. The social network giant announced a crackdown on ad-blockers for the first time, as well as giving users more control over the ads they see. Ben Williams, communications manager at Adblock Plus' parent company Eyeo GmbH, responded to the move in a blog post entitled, "Oh well, looks like Facebook just got all anti-user." Williams wrote that Facebook seems to agree that users find ads annoying, yet will not allow them to decide what to block for themselves.