Crystal will let advertisers jump its adblocker for a price: Good business or short-sighted?

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When adblocking became available for iOS devices with the release of iOS 9, people flocked to the newly released blockers in a bid to speed up Web browsing and cut down on intrusive ads. Ads on the desktop are bad enough, but ads on mobile are often awful. When Marco Arment pulled his app Peace from the store after just two days, Crystal quickly surged in popularity to fill the top spot. As of right now, it’s the best-selling adblocker on the store. However, yesterday it emerged that not only is the company making money from each 99c download, it’s also…

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