Despite its high-profile rift with AdBlock Plus, publisher Axel Springer has invested in ad blocking startup

Despite engaging in a high-profile spat with AdBlock Plus, it has come to light that German publisher Axel Springer has invested in a Berlin-based ad blocking startup.
The European digital publishing house, which owns the likes of Business Insider and eMarketer, confirmed to The Drum that it has stumped up to help fund the growth of internet security firm Zenguard.
Zenguard specialises in security software, but one of its tools ZenMate pulse equips users with a free ad blocker.
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