In general I agree with your sentiment. I do think this is different, in a nuanced way, from the ISP bans though. The ISPs banned them from their platform. Goo

In general I agree with your sentiment. I do think this is different, in a nuanced way, from the ISP bans though. The ISPs banned them from their platform. Google and Amazon allow these apps on their platform (the Android OS), but are banning them from their app distribution channels. Taking Google's perspective for a moment, they are not willing the facilitate distribution of apps whose sole purpose reduces their revenue. These ad-blocker apps can still be distributed and installed outside the app store. I can download from adguard.com and sideload it onto my device. The interesting question here is if the app stores are considered a functioning monopoly on apps. I lean toward yes.