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Why there aren't ad blocking apps on Google Play (adguard.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The article is AdGuard centric but it sheds light on the whole process where Google suddenly decided to ban ad blockers.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've been using Mullvad for 2 years and only just now realized I could turns ads off on my phone with a literal click of a button.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

IIRC the ad blocker toggles for Mullvad VPN on android were added this year.