Adblockers are not repeat not illegal in Germany. Using Adblock Plus is not illegal in Germany. Only Eyeo's business model is.
If the ruling is upheld by the Federal Court of Justice, that is.
If the ruling is upheld by the Federal Court of Justice, that is.
«Das Gericht hält die Blockade von Werbung an und für sich jedoch nicht für wettbewerbswidrig, wohl aber das Whitelisting, das Eyeo zu seiner Finanzierung betreibt.»
Translated into English by myself: However the jury doesn't regard the blocking of ads as basically anti-competitive, but arguably the whitelisting done by Eyeo to finance itself.»