Article PYYG Apple removes adblockers that work on Facebook and other third-party apps

Apple removes adblockers that work on Facebook and other third-party apps

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Samuel Gibbs
from Technology | The Guardian on (#PYYG)

Company dumps apps that use potentially dangerous root certificates and VPNs to filter adverts outside of mobile Safari on an iPhone or iPad

Apple has started removing some adblockers from its App Store after they rocketed to the top of the download charts.

Adblocking on the company's iPhone and iPad was enabled within Safari by Apple's content blocking system - a way for third-party apps to filter what is downloaded and displayed in the mobile browser.

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