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October 13, 2015 02:00 pm

German Publisher Axel Springer Bans Adblocking Users From Bild Website

An anonymous reader writes: Major European publishing house Axel Springer has instituted countermeasures against users who employ adblocking software on its Bild news outlet, which represents a daily publication with a print circulation of 2.5 million,. The website now presents readers with a request to either turn off the adblocking or pay a 2.99 euro monthly subscription fee. In a statement the company insist that online journalism must be funded by one of the 'two known revenue pillars' — advertising or sales.

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