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Re:Sensor Tower owns ad blocker and VPN apps that collect us... by tomp on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @10:15AM (#22535597)
No, it was introduced so that Apple could hurt Google on iOS / mobile Safari without opening the can of worms that is browser extensions.
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Re:Sensor Tower owns ad blocker and VPN apps that collect us... by dannyw on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @10:25AM (#22535681)
Keep in mind that Apple gets paid a percentage of Google ad revenue made in Safari; just like how Mozila gets paid a percentage of Google ad revenue made in Firefox.

Apple is hurting themselves too.

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