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		Despegar on Sept 20, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Explanation of the state of uBlock Origin and othe... Nah. If they feel inclined to do something more powerful than the Content Blocker API then they should build the ad blocker themselves into Safari. It can be off by default and configurable by users. It'd make the Content Blocker API kind of pointless but that'd be safer than letting third parties in.

michaelmrose on Sept 20, 2019 [–]

I don't see much value in ecosystems that where only one party can build powerful tools

Despegar on Sept 20, 2019 | [–]

I don't think "ecosystems" are a priority in and of themselves for Apple.

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