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I think the real irony is Apple blocking ads in the web browser when most apps in the App Store are a non stop barrage do ads Apple profits from. I use ad block

I think the real irony is Apple blocking ads in the web browser when most apps in the App Store are a non stop barrage do ads Apple profits from. I use ad blockers, but something about Apple building this in strikes me as unethical and anti competitive.

Eric_WVGG 11y ago
nitpick: Apple is not blocking ads, nor did they build an ad blocker into the browser. They gave users the ability to add them (which brings iOS Safari closer to feature parity with desktop browsers, incidentally). I have no idea what this "non stop barrage of ads in the App Store" is you referred to.
- MisterBastahrd 11y ago
  You're completely oblivious to the number of freemium apps that have ads built into them?
  - Eric_WVGG 11y ago
    Mostly. Whenever possible I use apps that cost money (get what you pay for, etc.) "help, doctor, it hurts when I do this"
- pgeorgi 11y ago
  They don't give users the ability to also filter iAd.
  - bigtunacan 11y ago
    Exactly. I don't have a problem with Apple letting users block ads, but in fairness then the same should go for the App Store. Of course that won't happen since Apple profits from those ads.
  - rdsnsca 11y ago
    iAds are in app ads only, and AFAIK the new blockers don't block any in app ads.
    - pgeorgi 11y ago
      Which is my point. What would you think about Chrome providing a filter-capability to enable blocking all ads except for Google's assets?
draw_down 11y ago
What are you actually talking about, though?