Mobile Network Plans To Block Adverts On Devices

A British mobile phone network is testing technology which could block many mobile adverts on devices connected to its network. O2 is "actively testing" the technology that would sniff out and block adverts at a network level before they were served to the device, according to a report by Business Insider. O2 is owned by Spanish firm Telefonica, and is currently being acquired by rival Three to create a huge network to compete with the likes of EE.