Edition No. 122 · Thu 22 Oct 2026 · Story 19 of 44

Apple finally explains its Safari block, and identity companies are in its sights

Digiday

Apple's WebKit team laid out its case for blocking identity-resolution companies in Safari while its own ads business grows.

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  • 1.60MovementRunning: in 4 of the last 7 editions

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