Apple removed the ability to use uBlock Origin or similar.
I tried few ad blocker from the app store, but non of them block Youtube's video ad, making it useless.
We still have Firefox for now I guess.
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#12Safari is the new internet explorer. Too little, too late.
No nothing is the new internet explorer. We don’t have a situation even close to that. IE has over 90% share and wasn’t updated from version 6 for years and was way behind its competitors. Safari is frequently updated and at least on a par with its peers, supports standards.
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#13For those wondering how to install this update in macOS 10.14 Mojave; it is distributed as a Software Update in System Preferences.
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#14Safari continues to lead the path for privacy and security. WebAuthN is a welcome change although supporting the built in TouchID in Apple devices would have been nice. The new password change prompt is definitely a plus.
Safari is the very last major browser to support WebAuthN. If anything, it is following the path. https://caniuse.com/#search=webauthn
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#15Apple removed the ability to use uBlock Origin or similar. I tried few ad blocker from the app store, but non of them block Youtube's video ad, making it useless. We still have Firefox for now I guess.
I use AdGuard on iOS and iPad OS and it works
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#16Safari is the new internet explorer. Too little, too late.
Nope. Chrome is the new IE. Standards don't matter when you have a high enough market share- you can do whatever you want and people have to support it. IE was the reference browser for the web in the 90s, and Chrome is that today.
Yes, Safari is the new Opera. Technically superior in many ways but also barely competing. Opera went on to abandon their custom technology in favor of Chrome's after losing their dominant position in mobile to Safari and Chrome. As long as the EU doesn't force Apple to accept fair competition on iOS Safari's future looks bright!
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#17Apple removed the ability to use uBlock Origin or similar. I tried few ad blocker from the app store, but non of them block Youtube's video ad, making it useless. We still have Firefox for now I guess.
Extensions for Safari are distributed through the AppStore. I currently have uBlock (not Origin) installed as an extension.
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#18Safari is the new internet explorer. Too little, too late.
It's not insightful commentary to just repeat a meme phrase
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#19Safari is the new internet explorer. Too little, too late.
Mobile Safari, yes. At least from a webdev standpoint. Desktop Safari isn't as bad as IE imo.
I think the main problem in iOS is that Apple requires you to use Safari engine, even if you have the resources to create a competing browser (like Google or Mozilla). So all alternative browsers in iOS are simple skins of Safari.
If Apple allowed alternative browser engines in iOS, the situation wouldn't be so bad.
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#20Apple removed the ability to use uBlock Origin or similar. I tried few ad blocker from the app store, but non of them block Youtube's video ad, making it useless. We still have Firefox for now I guess.
I think AdGuard will do what you want, but I feel uncomfortable about blocking ads from sites that provide you with an option to pay to remove them, as does YouTube Premium.
It's difficult to even use the malware defense with YouTube, since YouTube's ads are just videos.