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uBlock Origin Lite Beta for Safari iOS

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Re: uBlock Origin Lite Beta for Safari iOS

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Post by soraminazuki »

elektor wrote: post #14

Is this any better than AdGuard? I’ve heard it’s best to avoid running both but unsure whether this version of uBlock is worth it.

gorhill has proven his integrity time and time again, and that's hard to beat. He works on uBO because he believes in it and not for profit. It's the one thing that I would value, especially in an ad blocker. This isn't to say that there's anything wrong with AdGuard though.

Re: uBlock Origin Lite Beta for Safari iOS

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Post by browningstreet »

xnx wrote: post #19
jen729w wrote: post #11

1Blocker has worked tremendously well for me for what feels like a decade now. https://apps.apple.com/au/app/1blocker-ad-blocker/id13655310...

Look like that costs money though?

Yup and it works on my family plan. No brainer. It’s a set-it and forget-it install. Recommended.

Re: uBlock Origin Lite Beta for Safari iOS

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Post by SOLAR_FIELDS »

soraminazuki wrote: post #21
elektor wrote: post #14

Is this any better than AdGuard? I’ve heard it’s best to avoid running both but unsure whether this version of uBlock is worth it.

gorhill has proven his integrity time and time again, and that's hard to beat. He works on uBO because he believes in it and not for profit. It's the one thing that I would value, especially in an ad blocker. This isn't to say that there's anything wrong with AdGuard though.

Yeah honestly unless the developer can demonstrate that they don't allow ads through from who pay them to be allowed, pretty much no adblocker is going to be fully trustworthy. There will always be an incentive, if the adblocker is popular enough, for the dev to take money from an advertiser to bypass the block.

If I did have to trust any adblocker though, it would be gorhill's.

Re: uBlock Origin Lite Beta for Safari iOS

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Post by gruez »

xnx wrote: post #19
jen729w wrote: post #11

1Blocker has worked tremendously well for me for what feels like a decade now. https://apps.apple.com/au/app/1blocker-ad-blocker/id13655310...

Look like that costs money though?

It's absolutely bonkers that an adblocker needs to cost $15/year, when the actual filter lists are maintained by volunteers and there's (presumably) very little in the way of code changes needed.

Re: uBlock Origin Lite Beta for Safari iOS

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Post by HexDecOctBin »

It's a shame Firefox on iOS has failed/refused to support third-party content filters [1] since 2019. Just because they can't bring Gecko doesn't mean they shouldn't try to gain mindshare for the Mozilla Firefox brand on one of the biggest platforms, yet they refuse to put in the resources.

1: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/firefox-ios/issues/5198

Re: uBlock Origin Lite Beta for Safari iOS

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Post by el_benhameen »

gruez wrote: post #27
xnx wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Look like that costs money though?

It's absolutely bonkers that an adblocker needs to cost $15/year, when the actual filter lists are maintained by volunteers and there's (presumably) very little in the way of code changes needed.

I dunno, I’m not a fan of paying for wrappers but I get a lot from 1Blocker and I’m happy to pay for it. As far as I know it’s just one dude who builds the app, and he spends a lot of time keeping it working in the face of YouTube tactics, etc.
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