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Owen, Laura Hazard. "Apple propels an ad-blocking cottage industry." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 24 Sep. 2015. Web. 18 Feb. 2025.

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Owen, L. (2015, Sep. 24). Apple propels an ad-blocking cottage industry. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved February 18, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/apple-propels-an-ad-blocking-cottage-industry/

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Owen, Laura Hazard. "Apple propels an ad-blocking cottage industry." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified September 24, 2015. Accessed February 18, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/apple-propels-an-ad-blocking-cottage-industry/.

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