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Quick Take: EyeO Acquires Flattr

Zach Fuller

5 Apr 2017

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In what could be a turning point in content monetisation, the creators of Adblock Plus have announced today that they will be acquiring the micropayments company Flattr. What began as a partnership several months ago, turned into what EyeO founder, Till Faida, described as ‘a realisation of the need to truly bring Flattr into the Eyeo family.

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From Adblocker To Ad Exchange: Eyeo Embeds Itself Into The Digital Advertising Value Chain

Karol Severin

21 Sep 2016

Adblock Plus

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Last week a major strategic puzzle piece fell into place on an adblocker’s journey to become a commercial part of the digital advertising industry’s value chain. Eyeo, the company behind Adblock Plus announced that it is launching an ad exchange.

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How Ad-blocking Spreads Conflict In A Free For All Ecosystem

Karol Severin

4 Feb 2016

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Ad Blocking

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Last year in September, the release of iOS9 shifted the ad-blocking debate to a new level, not only because general public is becoming increasingly aware of ad blockers, but also because one of the world’s largest tech giants openly supported ad-blocking by implementing the functionality.

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