But you can totally still block ads based on element picker and do DOM manipulation. That’s not an issue. The only two things you cannot do is declare them as

But you can totally still block ads based on element picker and do DOM manipulation. That’s not an issue. The only two things you cannot do is declare them as static rules (well you can but not unlimited), and look and modify every header before it hits the browser. And yes, you could have an app with a browser extension like Adblock already did for years without issues. You could also have only a browser extension and have all the user functionality you have now, the only difference being it just slightly slower, and you still having the network load the ads (but not the page you’re on). A bit annoying? Sure. But it’s hardly the severe problem it’s being made out to be.