Adblock Plus

Article summary

Adblock Plus (ABP) is a free and open-source browser extension for content-filtering and ad blocking. It is developed by Eyeo GmbH, a German software company. The extension has been released for Mozilla Firefox (including mobile), Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Opera, Safari, Yandex Browser, Samsung Internet, and Android. In 2011, Adblock Plus and Eyeo attracted considerable controversy over its "Acceptable Ads" program to "allow certain non-intrusive ads" (such as Google Ads) to be allowed under the extension's default settings. While participation in the whitelisting process was free for small websites, large advertising companies were required to pay a fee in order for their ads to be whitelisted.

Key claims

1. date of death: 2009 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 2006 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2012 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2015-09-07 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of death is "2009". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "2006". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2015-09-07". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378176867