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Apple Removes Ad-Blocking Apps That Filter A User's Entire Internet Use

Apple has started removing some ad blockers from its App Store after they rocketed to the top of the download charts. Ad blocking 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. But some apps, including the popular Been Choice, blocked ads not only within mobile Safari but other apps on the smartphone or tablet too.

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