I just modified the "Acceptable Ads" list.
Actually, I deactivated Adblock Plus's list in the preferences, then I downloaded the source text file (you can find the link in the prefs dialogue) and removed all lines that I didn't like (Google and Amazon).
For Google I removed all lines (with some JavaScript) that satisfied the regular expression:
/^[^!].*(?:google|doubleclick.net)/i
Then I added the new filter list and, lo and behold, Google ads disappeared again.
Since I wrote a script for that task, I can do that again at any time. It's some work, but for me it's the best solution, because I still have all "non-intrusive" ads white-listed except that from Google and Amazon.
I added the filters via a filter file I put on my own local server, so I could subscribe to my own list. But, I think, you can also add the filters manually.
Adblock actually does allow "unobtrusive ads", and Adblock Edge isn't really updated that frequently as ABP is. It's nothing of a good advice to switch to inferior options, when ABP is opensource and can be made behave with a single option. – Ruslan – 2015-12-21T07:36:27.177
This answer amounts to little more than ill-informed slander. Slander is more akin to "criminal" action than anything AdBlock Plus does. – kreemoweet – 2015-12-23T01:22:29.037
The most devious thing is that you have to disable "Acceptable ads" filter list in Adblock to block those ads. – Mark Jeronimus – 2017-11-29T09:30:05.637
3Isn't it more like "please ensure your ads are non-intrusive and we will allow you subject to user agreement"? – ADTC – 2013-08-01T07:09:10.950