• Adweek, Tuesday, January 26, 2016 9:57 AM

Interactive Advertising Bureau CEO Randy Rothenbeg took aim at Adblock Plus, a software company that lets consumers block ads and digital promotions. The company was disinvited from the IAB's annual leadership meeting which kicked off on Jan. 24. Adweek reports that Rothenberg blasted Adblock Plus' depiction of the situation and called the group "an unethical, immoral, mendacious coven of techie wannabes." He added, "We had never invited them in the first place," he said in his keynote. "They registered for this event online. When we found out, we canceled the registration and reversed their credit card billing."

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