Adblocking is a Small Part of the Bigger Question, Who Controls the Media?

Those who make a living from producing journalism ought not to approve of “adblocking” software, in the same way that chickens do not hold investment portfolios of shares in Paxo and Bisto. So it was theoretically good news for publishers (including the Guardian, probably) that culture secretary John Whittingdale announced at last week’s Oxford Media Convention that he sees adblocking as akin to a “protection racket” and would be urgently convening a round table to look into it, which doesn’t exactly suggest the resounding smack of firm government.

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