Google has removed two Chrome browser extensions from its web store for violating the company’s terms of services.
The two extensions, “Add to Feedly” and “Tweet This Page,” reportedly had their code updated so that users would see more pop-up ads while using Chrome.
Google is said to have removed the extensions because they violated its terms of service, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Developer of the “Add to Feedly” extension is a technology blogger named Amit Agarwal.After selling his extension late last year to a third-party, it got transformed into adware.He sold his extension for a four-figure sum after being contacted by a woman.
Roman Skabichevsky is developer of “Tweet This Page”.Roman’s story is similar.He sold this extension for $500.
”These aren’t regular banner ads that you see on webpages, these are invisible ads that work the background and replace links on every website that you visit into affiliate links,” Agarwal said. “In simple English, if the extension is activated in Chrome, it will inject adware into all webpages.”
