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Google DoubleClick down, leaving sites ad-free

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Many Internet news sites are involuntarily ad-free at this moment because of a problem being experienced by Google DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP).

Network World is among the sites making AdBlock Plus temporarily unnecessary, while published accounts list The Wall Street Journal, BBC.com, Mashable and Business Insider among those sporting white space where advertising belongs.

The outage reportedly began just after 9:30.

No word yet from Google on the DoubleClick blog or either of the DoubleClick Twitter accounts.

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Network World Paul McNamara

Google DoubleClick Caught Serving Malicious Ad (Kim Zetter/Threat Level)

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Kim Zetter / Threat Level:
Google DoubleClick Caught Serving Malicious Ad  —  DoubleClick, the Google-owned ad technology, has been distributing malware in an online ad served through a number of websites, according to the security researcher who says he discovered the attack.  —  The malware infects users who visit …

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