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Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker

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Re: Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker

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Post by smallerize »

add-sub-mul-div wrote: post #6
ImJamal wrote: post #2

> Firefox does not block: > Ads shown on search engine results pages, including Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo and other search providers > Sponsored content on the Firefox Home or New Tab page So block ads unless it impacts their revenue sources.

It doesn't have those limitations on Windows or Android, so it must be an Apple requirement or limitation.

Easylist does not block those things on any platforms.

I'm not aware of any adblockers that can block the ads on the built-in New Tab page. (You can just disable them in settings anyway.)

Re: Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker

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Post by VCFundedGenYer »

temp0826 wrote: post #4

What's the current excuse for not supporting extensions on iOS? Orion on iOS does and it's the reason I dropped FF ages ago.

As always, it's Apple neutering their own platform. They don't allow a lot of things on iOS. Non-WebKit browsers is one of them (Which is asinine).

The EU forced them to allow other browser engines in their regions, but it's not global, and therefore fragmented.

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Post by HelloUsername »

rrgok wrote: post #12

It this still only DNS blocking or does cosmetic blocking too?

"Firefox blocks many types of advertising at the network level. It uses a filter list based on EasyList to block many ads before they load."

I guess still all DNS it seems? For which NextDNS is much more useful.

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Post by brightbeige »

VCFundedGenYer wrote: post #3

Technically, Firefox Focus (a separate browser for iOS) includes an adblocker feature that can be applied system wide via iOS's content blockers subsystem. This was released in the late 2010s. Firefox including it is likely just reducing the steps required.

If you search the App Store and don’t find it, it’s called Firefox Klar in some markets

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Post by Shank »

> Ads shown on search engine results pages, including Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo and other search providers

There are many subpar adblockers available both built into browsers on iOS and as extensions. uBlock Origin Lite for Safari remains the best mobile adblocker on iOS, I suppose.

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Post by pmkary »

ImJamal wrote: post #2

> Firefox does not block: > Ads shown on search engine results pages, including Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo and other search providers > Sponsored content on the Firefox Home or New Tab page So block ads unless it impacts their revenue sources.

Ads are bad! Blocking ads on our own homepage? How do you expect us to keep the lights on?

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Post by whstl »

tcfhgj wrote: post #18
temp0826 wrote: post #4

What's the current excuse for not supporting extensions on iOS? Orion on iOS does and it's the reason I dropped FF ages ago.

what's the current excuse for buying a device which doesn't allow you to control what software you use on it?

1. Not wanting to.

2. Caring about other aspects of the device.

I don't personally agree with Apple's decisions, but you "vote with wallet" people need to have at least some modicum of empathy before you start demanding that people have a lot for you and join your cause.

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Post by rvz »

ImJamal wrote: post #2

> Firefox does not block: > Ads shown on search engine results pages, including Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo and other search providers > Sponsored content on the Firefox Home or New Tab page So block ads unless it impacts their revenue sources.

Mozilla knows not to bite Google’s hand, who is the one that actually feeds them hundreds of millions of dollars.
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