How do adblocking extensions are still happily surviving on the Chrome webstore when they could hurt profits of Google themselves?

Question

By adblocking extensions I mean browser extensions that block ads from loading/showing up, and also, to certain extents, tracking analytics, which should be a large part of Google’s business model.

And companies like those have the reputation to restrict third-party options that affect their profits.

Are attracting/keeping the Chrome’s userbase more important ?

Are there “rules” preventing such behaviors ?

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Answer 1

I don’t think google cares about those few cents. Google bases ads off of your interest. If you aren’t clicking on them anyways, then it doesn’t matter. Google also cares a lot about customer satisfaction. They also make money off of their ad blocking extensions