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iOS Ad Blocker "Crystal" Will Let Companies Pay To Show You Ads

Posted by samzenpus on from the anything-for-a-price dept.

pdclarry writes: Apple's iOS 9 now supports ad blockers. The most popular of these, Peace, was withdrawn after only a couple of days because the developer thought "it just doesn't feel good." Crystal then quickly rose to the top of the heap. But the developer of Crystal has announced that it will allow "acceptable ads" — for a fee from the advertiser. Crystal is a paid app; so you can now pay for the privilege of seeing ads.

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  1. Re: That's just... dishonest by fracas · · Score: 5, Informative

    I actually did pay for it, and just demanded a refund. This is total bait-and-switch to the consumer, and extortion of the advertiser. Dean Murphy is scum.

  2. Re: That's just... dishonest by stevel · · Score: 4, Informative

    See http://www.imore.com/how-to-ge...

  3. Re: That's just... dishonest by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    Starting with IOS9 you can compile and deploy apps on your device without being enrolled in IOS Developer Program. You only need to pay if you want to publish it in the App Store.