Update March 31: Via email, Microsoft says the slide in yesterday's presentation was misleading: "Microsoft is not building a native ad blocker with Microsoft Edge. What you saw is a reference to ...

But later on Thursday, Microsoft’s Jacob Rossi denied that the company’s web browser will soon come with its own ad blocker. Rather, Rossi reiterated that Edge will offer full support for ...

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