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Seems obvious without thought to me that it’s mostly moot. Very few people will be running machines like we have for the last 30-40 years, most will be on Android/iOS where ad blocking will be minimal.

Savvy users will continue to block on machines that aren’t walled gardens and through pi-hole style blocking.

I think the cat and mouse aspect will be completely overshadowed by tech giants continually neutering their users ability to block ads.

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> most will be on Android/iOS where ad blocking will be minimal

Safari on iOS allows for content blocking, and Firefox for Android allows users to install extensions.

I guess your parent post should have given it some more thought lol

On android many links are open in a Webview (e.g. opening links on Gmail app) and many ads come through webviews inside apps themselves (e.g. some ads inside the youtube app itself)

You can install hostfile blocking on rooted android devices.

We need a solution that works for the average Joe, rooting devices don't fall in that category.

Safari on iOS allows limited content blocking. It doesn’t allow ad blocking anywhere else, which is most of the platform.

And, I was referring to the future and trends rather than the current situation. System wide ad blocking used to be possible on iOS without jailbreaking, now it’s not.

I expect in time google will go similar and change android APIs, or play store rules, to do similar.

> It doesn’t allow ad blocking anywhere else, which is most of the platform.

It also works inside apps adopting Safari View Controller.

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