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Ad blocking not working within Safari on iPhone

Are you having an issue with ad blocking not working in the Safari browser?

Try this fix:

On your iOS device go to Settings -> Safari

Scroll down to Privacy & Security

Turn Hide IP Address to 'Off'

Also shown in the screenshot below on a iPhone running iOS 16+

Safari Security & Privacy Settings iOS16

It seems to just be a problem within Safari on iPhone/iPad (iOS). This setting is not required or even available within Safari on Mac (MacOS)

Updated on: 19/01/2023

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