Germany might ban ad blockers for “modifying web pages”
Germany’s top court just cracked open a case that could make ad blockers illegal by redefining what a browser does. Axel Springer’s claim? That Adblock Plus “intervenes in the in-memory execution structures (DOM, CSSOM, rendering tree), this constituting unlawful reproduction and modification.” https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/mozilla-warns-germany-could-soon-declare-ad-blockers-illegal/ Mozilla warns the fallout wouldn’t stop with …
