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[Olivier Tilloy <olivier.tilloy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

As pointed out in the description, ad blockers are usually implemented as browser extensions. Oxide (the web engine) doesn’t have an extension mechanism, and it’s not part of its design goals to grow one. So unless we fork an existing open source ad blocker codebase to work only with the UserScript mechanism that oxide exposes, we can’t really implement such a feature.
Keeping the bug open though, as it’s a valid feature request.

** Changed in: webbrowser-app (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Wishlist

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Title:
  [browser] There is no way to block adverts, web bugs and trackers in
  the web browser

Status in Canonical System Image:
  New
Status in webbrowser-app package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I would like to block trackers from being loaded by the web browser,
  with functionality something like Ghostery and / or uBlock Origin
  Firefox add ons.

  As a work-around, for now, you can install Privoxy and use that, this
  works very well, for example see https://ubuntu-
  phone.host1.webarch.net/wiki/Proxy_Web_Traffic -- of course this is
  far from ideal for non-technical users.

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