Top iOS ad blocker Crystal lets advertisers pay to bypass restrictions

Top iOS ad blocker Crystal lets advertisers pay to bypass restrictions The policy stems from a deal Crystal developer Dean Murphy forged with Adblock Pro creator Eyeo, the Wall Street Journal said. Eyeo does maintain an "acceptable ads" standard limiting intrusiveness, but over 70 companies, such as Google and Microsoft, have reportedly paid to skip past filters. Users can enable full ad blocking by disabling the "acceptable ads" option.

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