14 September 2016 13:25:48 IST

One of the most popular ad blockers is now selling ads!

AdBlock Plus announced it would sell ads, in contradiction to its stated mission of blocking them

In an ironic move, one of the world’s most popular ad block websites, AdBlock Plus has decided to start selling ads. When the site announced the news, social media users broke out in outrage.

Regular Internet users, hounded by ads from every possible direction, relied on AdBlock Plus to keep the nuisance away.

Ad blockers are marketed to users as a free service to block ads, but they can’t make money without showing said users ads, writes Patrick Kulp in an article for Mashable .

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