[jafoi]

Even if it's part of the browser chrome, it's completely inside the webpage, rendering that distinction pointless.

[elaus]

You can easily block elements inside a web page or you can inspect them and see (with browser tools!) what network requests they perform. If the elements are part of the browser chrome, you need quite a lot more efford.

[jsnell]

I would guess one key distinction is that an adblocker could block the ad injected to the page, but not one that's in the browser chrome.

[selbyk]

How is it inside the webpage? Opera's ads have been in their toolbar for over a decade, themed the way the browser is and obviously distinct from the WebView. This isn't news

I didn't like it, so I don't use it. Most people don't like it, most people don't use it

[jafoi]

Have you seen the screenshot?