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Isn't the simple solution to just deliver the ads from the same server as the content? If abp can't tell the difference between an advertisement, and an image that is part of the article, then they can't block it. Sure, it will kill a lot of the things current ad networks are doing, but good riddance.

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Websites can detect adblock. They can already block the content if they wish, they chose not to

They can detect current versions. It'll be an arms race if they fight it too hard.

ABP hides ads from the same domain with CSS filters.

How does it distinguish Ad from Content in that case?

Just take a look at one of the filter lists:

e.g., https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/easylist.txt

Thanks. So it seems all a publisher has to do is avoid using ad-like terminology in their ad URLs. They can just stick them in /images/id along with regular content images and AdBlocm will have no way to tell them difference.

Yes it will -- just include the ads in /images/id on a blacklist. To prevent the ad from being blocked, you'd need to randomize its url.

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