Originally Posted by WagonWheel
I found AdGuard or similar ad blockers generally protect against this.
AdGuard claims it's compatible on iOS 10 and up.
I tried downloading it to my Version 4 iPad running 10.3.3, but a notice popped up saying it's incompatible.
If a so-called ad blocker can't keep its compatibility notice current, why trust it to block dodgy ads?
I suspect that despite its claim, it's incompatible with 32-bit systems, as are many apps at the store. AdGuard would, or should, know this.
My browser of choice is iCab Mobile. It "ships" with ad blockers built in, but more can be added. I used to add more, but I downloaded so many that the thing seized. No more ads appear with the extra blockers than without.
iCab's settings and controls, including those for privacy, knock Safari's socks off. It's constantly being upgraded, even for 32-bit iOS systems. Twice over a couple of years I emailed the author with questions, and twice he answered within 90 minutes.
I can set every separate page on every site to display different-size type without it running off the page, or I can set it globally and change it when needed.
I have Safari turned off (as far as it's possible to do so) in the Restrictions setting in General because it's the default browser. It continually opened up, instead of iCab, from email links and those in the Notes app.
Safari privacy? There are two cookies I cannot remove — and neither could two geniuses at the local Apple store — one from the CBC and one fat one full of data from TransUnion.
Safari blows chunks.