# Adblock Plus on The No Agenda Show

Adblock Plus comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from October 2015 to May 2019.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** October 2015 – May 2019
- **Related topics:** [Google](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/google.md), [Amazon](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/amazon.md), [Craig Newmark](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/craig-newmark.md), [Extortion](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/extortion.md), [Fact-checking](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fact-checking.md), [Mark Cuban](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mark-cuban.md), [Microsoft](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/microsoft.md), [Racketeering](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/racketeering.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Adblock Plus Investment in Factmata Fact-Checking

- **Episode:** [1138: Pregnant Person](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1138-pregnant-person.md)
- **Published:** 2019-05-16
- **Time:** 1:33:07–1:36:46
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1138-pregnant-person/chapter/adblock-plus-investment-in-factmata-fact-checking.md

Adblock Plus has invested in Factmata, a London-based startup that uses AI to fact-check online content. The hosts warn that this allows advertising companies to become the "arbiters of truth," potentially sanitizing news for users. The project is backed by tech figures including Biz Stone, Craig Newmark, and Mark Cuban.

Keywords: [adblock plus](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/adblock-plus.md), factmata, biz stone, [craig newmark](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/craig-newmark.md), [mark cuban](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mark-cuban.md), [fact-checking](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fact-checking.md)

### Adblock Plus, Extortion Fee Claims

- **Episode:** [802: Warehouse of Souls](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/802-warehouse-of-souls.md)
- **Published:** 2016-02-25
- **Time:** 2:41:03–2:44:36
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/802-warehouse-of-souls/chapter/adblock-plus-extortion-fee-claims.md

Reports indicate that major tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon are paying "extortion fees" to Adblock Plus to have their ads whitelisted. The fee is reportedly 30% of the additional ad revenue generated by unblocking. In response, the advertising industry has proposed "LEAN" ads—Light, Encrypted, AdChoice supported, and Non-invasive—to meet acceptable standards for ad blockers.

Keywords: [adblock plus](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/adblock-plus.md), [google](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/google.md), [microsoft](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/microsoft.md), [amazon](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/amazon.md), [extortion](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/extortion.md), lean ads

### Adblock Plus and the Acceptable Ads Racketeering

- **Episode:** [763: Transjester](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/763-transjester.md)
- **Published:** 2015-10-08
- **Time:** 2:46:19–2:52:46
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/763-transjester/chapter/adblock-plus-and-the-acceptable-ads-racketeering.md

Adblock Plus is introducing a program to allow "acceptable ads" through its filter in exchange for a fee from advertisers. The hosts describe this as "legal racketeering" and "extortion," noting that the "Acceptable Ads Manifesto" website is registered to the lead developer of Adblock Plus. They discuss the future of online advertising and Google's efforts to bypass blockers by serving ads directly from primary domains.

Keywords: [adblock plus](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/adblock-plus.md), acceptable ads, vladimir palant, [racketeering](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/racketeering.md), [google](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/google.md)

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