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1 _For more information about Adblock Plus, go [here](https://adblockplus.org/en/a
bout). If you have questions about our Acceptable Ads initiative not covered her
e, see [these FAQs](https://adblockplus.org/en/acceptable-ads). For the Adblock
Plus blog, [this is the place](https://adblockplus.org/blog/)._ | 1 _For more information about Adblock Plus, go [here](https://adblockplus.org/en/a
bout). If you have questions about our Acceptable Ads initiative not covered her
e, see [these FAQs](https://adblockplus.org/en/acceptable-ads). For the Adblock
Plus blog, [this is the place](https://adblockplus.org/blog/)._ |
2 | 2 |
3 **When was Adblock Plus written?** | 3 **When was Adblock Plus written?** |
4 | 4 |
5 Wladimir Palant wrote the original Adblock Plus in 2006. | 5 Wladimir Palant wrote the original Adblock Plus in 2006. |
6 | 6 |
7 **What happened between 2006 and founding Eyeo in 2011?** | 7 **What happened between 2006 and founding eyeo in 2011?** |
8 | 8 |
9 In that time Wladimir’s Adblock Plus became the most popular extension ever. | 9 In that time Wladimir’s Adblock Plus became the most popular extension ever. |
10 | 10 |
11 Then in 2011 he met Till Faida, whose background was in online marketing. They s
tarted talking about collaborating, because they both felt that online advertisi
ng was broken. Coming at the issue with completely different backgrounds, they s
tarted looking for a middle ground. Their solution became the [Acceptable Ads in
itiative](https://adblockplus.org/en/acceptable-ads), and they founded Eyeo out
of a necessity to have a legal business entity for support and to develop additi
onal products that give users control over their online experience. | 11 Then in 2011 he met Till Faida, whose background was in online marketing. They s
tarted talking about collaborating, because they both felt that online advertisi
ng was broken. Coming at the issue with completely different backgrounds, they s
tarted looking for a middle ground. Their solution became the [Acceptable Ads in
itiative](https://adblockplus.org/en/acceptable-ads), and they founded eyeo out
of a necessity to have a legal business entity for support and to develop additi
onal products that give users control over their online experience. |
12 | 12 |
13 **What is Eyeo’s relationship with Adblock Plus?** | 13 **What is eyeo’s relationship with Adblock Plus?** |
14 | 14 |
15 The product "Adblock Plus" is owned and operated by Eyeo GmbH (a GmbH is the Ger
man equivalent to a Ltd./Inc.). Eyeo also owns the rights to Adblock Plus and al
l associated names and trademarks. | 15 The product "Adblock Plus" is owned and operated by eyeo GmbH (a GmbH is the Ger
man equivalent to a Ltd./Inc.). eyeo also owns the rights to Adblock Plus and al
l associated names and trademarks. |
16 | 16 |
17 **What is the nature of Eyeo’s business?** | 17 **What is the nature of eyeo’s business?** |
18 | 18 |
19 Till Faida and Wladimir Palant founded Eyeo GmbH and the Acceptable Ads initiati
ve to create a sustainable middle ground for online advertisements that is benef
icial to both user and advertiser. To take part in the initiative, websites have
to conform to strict guidelines. Once they have, ads on their sites are whiteli
sted. Whitelisting is free for small and medium websites and blogs. To make the
initiative sustainable, larger properties that have gone through the same whitel
isting process as all other ones are charged a fee. We are in the process of dev
eloping new products in line with our essential [mission](index#mission). | 19 Till Faida and Wladimir Palant founded eyeo GmbH and the Acceptable Ads initiati
ve to create a sustainable middle ground for online advertisements that is benef
icial to both user and advertiser. To take part in the initiative, websites have
to conform to strict guidelines. Once they have, ads on their sites are whiteli
sted. Whitelisting is free for small and medium websites and blogs. To make the
initiative sustainable, larger properties that have gone through the same whitel
isting process as all other ones are charged a fee. We are in the process of dev
eloping new products in line with our essential [mission](index#mission). |
20 | 20 |
21 **Can Adblock Plus users still block all ads, even those that have been whitelis
ted?** | 21 **Can Adblock Plus users still block all ads, even those that have been whitelis
ted?** |
22 | 22 |
23 Yes, users can [opt out](https://adblockplus.org/en/acceptable-ads#optout) in ju
st a few clicks. Users can also whitelist sites that they personally want to sup
port. | 23 Yes, users can [opt out](https://adblockplus.org/en/acceptable-ads#optout) in ju
st a few clicks. Users can also whitelist sites that they personally want to sup
port. |
24 | 24 |
25 **I want to be a part of the community — how do I do that?** | 25 **I want to be a part of the community — how do I do that?** |
26 | 26 |
27 Simply sign up for our forum [here](https://adblockplus.org/forum/)! (Click Regi
ster in the upper-right portion.) | 27 Simply sign up for our forum [here](https://adblockplus.org/forum/)! (Click Regi
ster in the upper-right portion.) |
28 | 28 |
29 **How many employees do you have?** | 29 **How many employees do you have?** |
30 | 30 |
31 <p><? include size-of-team ?></p> | 31 <p><? include size-of-team ?></p> |
32 | 32 |
33 **What is the process for being whitelisted?** | 33 **What is the process for being whitelisted?** |
34 | 34 |
35 To be whitelisted, a website or advertiser must [apply](https://eyeo.com/accepta
ble-ads-application.html). At that point we collaborate with them to bring their
ads in line with the [criteria of our Acceptable Ads initiative](https://adbloc
kplus.org/en/acceptable-ads#criteria). After that, we send the proposed ads to o
ur 27,000-plus community for 7 – 10 days for an open discussion. If members of t
he community raise legitimate objections about proposed ads, we go back to the d
rawing board with the website or advertiser. If nothing comes up we whitelist th
e ads after the time period discussed above. All whitelisted sites are available
[here](https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/exceptionrules.txt). | 35 To be whitelisted, a website or advertiser must [apply](https://eyeo.com/accepta
ble-ads-application.html). At that point we collaborate with them to bring their
ads in line with the [criteria of our Acceptable Ads initiative](https://adbloc
kplus.org/en/acceptable-ads#criteria). After that, we send the proposed ads to o
ur 27,000-plus community for 7 – 10 days for an open discussion. If members of t
he community raise legitimate objections about proposed ads, we go back to the d
rawing board with the website or advertiser. If nothing comes up we whitelist th
e ads after the time period discussed above. All whitelisted sites are available
[here](https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/exceptionrules.txt). |
36 | 36 |
37 **Why do some companies pay to be whitelisted and others do not?** | 37 **Why do some companies pay to be whitelisted and others do not?** |
38 | 38 |
39 Whitelisting is free for all small websites and blogs. However, managing this li
st requires significant effort on our side and this task cannot be completely ta
ken over by volunteers as it happens with common filter lists. That’s why we are
being paid by some larger properties that serve nonintrusive advertisements tha
t want to participate in the Acceptable Ads initiative. | 39 Whitelisting is free for all small websites and blogs. However, managing this li
st requires significant effort on our side and this task cannot be completely ta
ken over by volunteers as it happens with common filter lists. That’s why we are
being paid by some larger properties that serve nonintrusive advertisements tha
t want to participate in the Acceptable Ads initiative. |
40 | 40 |
41 **Can companies pay to be on the whitelist?** | 41 **Can companies pay to be on the whitelist?** |
42 | 42 |
43 Absolutely not. Anyone and everyone can apply to be whitelisted. Whether they ar
e or not depends solely on the content of their advertisements, i.e., whether th
ey conform to our unambiguous Acceptable Ads criteria. However, after approval,
some larger properties that serve nonintrusive advertisements pay. | 43 Absolutely not. Anyone and everyone can apply to be whitelisted. Whether they ar
e or not depends solely on the content of their advertisements, i.e., whether th
ey conform to our unambiguous Acceptable Ads criteria. However, after approval,
some larger properties that serve nonintrusive advertisements pay. |
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