Does AdBlock Belong to Google?

Since Google Chrome promotes specific blockers in its Web Store and applies ruleset restrictions, some users mistakenly suspect that Google owns leading ad blocking extensions to control what ads remain visible.

Total Independence and Perimeter Transparency

Google does not own AdBlock or AdBlock Network; in fact, its revenue is harmed by them. AdBlock Network is an independent suite. It pulls rule updates via asynchronous read-only requests to multiple independent endpoints, ensuring that Address layer filtering serves only your privacy interests.