MediaPost: German publisher Axel Springer, which recently acquired Business Insider and took a stake in Thrillist, is taking its fight against online ad blocking to the legal arena with a new lawsuit in Germany. It seeks to block the promotion and distribution of a mobile ad-blocking app. By American standards, it looks like a long shot, and it’s hard to see how it stands a much better chance in Germany, where the laws tend to be more on the side of consumers.