<p>British newspaper groups have warned Apple that any move to impose a so-called "web eraser" tool to block advertisements would put the financial sustainability of journalism at risk, the <em>Financial Times</em> reported on Sunday.</p>.<p>Apple is preparing to include an AI-based privacy feature in the Safari browser in the next iOS 18 software update that will remove ads or other unwanted website content, the newspaper reported.</p>.<p>News Media Association (NMA), an industry body, raised concerns about how the planned tool would affect digital revenues in the industry, the FT said, citing a letter sent to Apple's UK government affairs chief on Friday.</p>.<p>The letter, according to the report, added that professional journalism required funding and "advertising is a key revenue stream for many publishers".</p>.<p>In the letter, the NMA expressed concerns over editorial accountability if artificial intelligence tools were used to selectively remove or change the content of articles.</p>.<p>NMA has called for a meeting between publishers and Apple to discuss the potential implications of the web eraser, according to the report.</p>.<p>Apple and NMA did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.</p>.<p>NMA is an association of UK-based national, regional and local news media organizations, according to its website.</p>
<p>British newspaper groups have warned Apple that any move to impose a so-called "web eraser" tool to block advertisements would put the financial sustainability of journalism at risk, the <em>Financial Times</em> reported on Sunday.</p>.<p>Apple is preparing to include an AI-based privacy feature in the Safari browser in the next iOS 18 software update that will remove ads or other unwanted website content, the newspaper reported.</p>.<p>News Media Association (NMA), an industry body, raised concerns about how the planned tool would affect digital revenues in the industry, the FT said, citing a letter sent to Apple's UK government affairs chief on Friday.</p>.<p>The letter, according to the report, added that professional journalism required funding and "advertising is a key revenue stream for many publishers".</p>.<p>In the letter, the NMA expressed concerns over editorial accountability if artificial intelligence tools were used to selectively remove or change the content of articles.</p>.<p>NMA has called for a meeting between publishers and Apple to discuss the potential implications of the web eraser, according to the report.</p>.<p>Apple and NMA did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.</p>.<p>NMA is an association of UK-based national, regional and local news media organizations, according to its website.</p>