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I seem to recall plenty of software being driven out of existence due to legal pressure. popcorn time, napster.

• viraptor 10y ago
  Kind of... the tools themselves were never really illegal. It was primarily the distribution of copyright protected content instead. You can still download and run napster clients however. Just like torrent clients will still be alive, even if specific services like popcorn time go down. Adblockers do not distribute copyrighted software. It's a different issue. While blocking ads could be challenged legally, it has not happened yet.
  • hoodoof 10y ago
    True. It seems likely to me that companies like Facebook will spend alot of money fighting adblockers. Not just in court but in Washington with lobbyists. The politicians know which side their bread is buttered on - laws will come into effect banning adblockers sooner or later.