Top German court permits use of online ad blockers, dismissing Axel Springer claim
Germany's highest civil court has ruled that the online ad blocker AdBlock Plus doesn't violate competition laws. Axel Springer is the latest of several German media companies to bring a case against developers and lose. Applications that filter out and hide website advertisements are to remain freely available in Germany, the country's highest civil court ruled on Thursday. The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) dismissed a claim brought by German media giant Axel Springer, which had accused Eyeo, the developer of the popular ad blocking extension AdBlock Plus, of unfair competition practices.
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