April 1, 2016 - 15:16 AMT
Microsoft denies reports on Microsoft Edge built-in ad blocker

Microsoft has denied earlier reports suggesting it was building an ad blocker into its Microsoft Edge, VentureBeat said. “We have no plans to build a native ad blocker into Microsoft Edge,” a Microsoft spokesperson told the technology news website.

Ad blocking is still coming, but it will work exactly like in any other desktop browser. Microsoft is not taking the bold step of offering a browser with ad blocking built in — at least for now, that will remain limited to niche browsers like Brave, from Mozilla cofounder Brendan Eich, and Adblock Browser, which is really just Firefox for Android with Adblock Plus, VentureBeat says.