'Ad block plugins for Chrome', Image: Flickr/Roo Reynolds, some rights reserved
At the beginning of March the Culture Secretary John Whittingdale, gave a speech at the Oxford Media Convention after being lobbied by publishers on the issue of “ad blocking". It was clear from Whittingdale’s comments that his opinion was based on just one side of the argument and that he had made no attempt to research the issue beyond meetings with lobbyists. Indeed he even stated as much:
“The newspaper industry brought this to my attention and did not understate the severe consequences if this trend continues.”
