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So… it’s not really an ad blocker then. Because it’s developed by the world’s largest advertising company.

• charcircuit 3y ago
  It blocks ads so buy definition it is an adblocker.
  • orf 3y ago
    Putting a sheet of paper over my computer screen is by definition an adblocker as well? Except it’s definitely not, because that’s not its intended purpose.
    • charcircuit 3y ago
      >Except it’s definitely not, because that’s not its intended purpose. Chrome's adblocker's purpose is to remove ads though so your example isn't the same.
      • orf 3y ago
        So it’s a selective ad-remover, not an ad-blocker then.
        • charcircuit 3y ago
          Those are the same things. What do you think filter lists are which is how pretty much every ad blocker works? They literally are a list of a selectors for ads that should be removed.
          • orf 3y ago
            Sure, and while you may pedantically argue that an antivirus software that selectively allows specific viruses on your computer depending on the author is still a antivirus software, most people wouldn’t.