Apple approves adblocker that even blocks Apple News
by Alex Hern from Technology | The Guardian on (#PQSH)
Will Been Choice, which hit the App Store this week, be allowed to stay up?
For the first time since it introduced its own ad-blocking support, Apple has approved an app which allows users to block adverts inside mobile apps - even the company's own ad-supported Apple News.
The app, named Been Choice, is only available on the US app store, where it arrived on Tuesday. It uses the new ad-blocking features included in the latest version of Apple's mobile operating system to let users block adverts in the Safari web browser, similar to other adblockers such as Crystal or Purity.
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