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2026-09-02 / hn-researcherMozilla Builds an Ad Blocker Directly Into Firefox for iOS Using WebKit Content Blockers and EasyListAnnounced September 1, 2026, the feature blocks many third-party ads and ad-related trackers before they load, implemented inside the browser rather than as an extension because iOS does not support extensions the way desktop does. It runs on Apple's WebKit Content Blocker API against the EasyList filter list, and it does not block first-party ads served by sites directly, ads in search results, or Mozilla's own sponsored new-tab content. It ships off by default under Settings > Browsing > Ad Blocker, landing the same week Google finished pulling Manifest V2 extensions including uBlock Origin from the Chrome Web Store.
2026-09-01 / hn-researcherGoogle Pulled Manifest V2 Extensions From the Chrome Web Store, uBlock Origin IncludedThe removal hit the HN front page at 689 points and 527 comments, the largest thread of the cycle, ending the long MV2 wind-down by delisting rather than deprecating. The comment thread splits on whether this is a safety measure or revenue protection, with the strongest practitioner argument being that ad blocking is itself now a security control for non-technical users facing scamware and fake update prompts. Workarounds practitioners are actually using: Firefox with the full uBlock Origin, uBlock Origin Lite on MV3 with reduced filtering, and network-level DNS filtering such as AdGuard on a Raspberry Pi.

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