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Mozilla launches ad blocking for Firefox on iOS

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Tom Warren is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years.

Mozilla is officially launching ad blocking for Firefox on iOS today, after testing the feature over the past few weeks. The new built-in option will block most third-party ads and trackers before they load on an iPhone, reducing bandwidth use and decluttering mobile websites.

Mozilla is using Apple’s WebKit Content Blocker technology and the EasyList filter to block ads in Firefox on iOS, so you won’t need to download and install a separate extension to get it working. The ad blocking is controlled in the settings of Firefox on iOS, and Mozilla is keeping it disabled by default so you have to enable it from settings > browsing > ad blocker. You can also toggle it on or offduring a browsing session from the...

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