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Re: uBlock Origin works best on Firefox

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Post by errantspark »

Sebb767 wrote: post #261
antattack wrote: post #31

I would use Firefox + uBlock Origin over other browsers even if it was half as fast.

You'd loose all that performance gain to ads anyway. I'm truly shocked how horrible the experience is whenever I see someone browsing the web without it.

It's absolutely wild, I have Chrome Canary installed w/o any addons because of some bleeding edge WebBluetooth stuff I'm working on and occasionally I'll forget which browser I'm using and visit a site with it. The web without adblock is basically unusable, it's legitimately completely insane that people will put up with it.

Re: uBlock Origin works best on Firefox

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Post by AviationAtom »

xoa wrote: post #70

Wow, what an awesome dive into some of the technical aspects behind one of my favorite tools for using the web. And I do think of it that way these days, it's fairly stunning on some sites to switch off all the block and see how they become genuinely unbrowsable. I remember seeing Gorhill discuss a few times over the years some of the reqs for uBO during certain times (like why it could no longer work with Safari fol…

You should checkout NextDNS

Re: uBlock Origin works best on Firefox

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Post by AviationAtom »

errantspark wrote: post #301
Sebb767 wrote: post #261

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You'd loose all that performance gain to ads anyway. I'm truly shocked how horrible the experience is whenever I see someone browsing the web without it.

It's absolutely wild, I have Chrome Canary installed w/o any addons because of some bleeding edge WebBluetooth stuff I'm working on and occasionally I'll forget which browser I'm using and visit a site with it. The web without adblock is basically unusable, it's legitimately completely insane that people will put up with it.

They garbage it up more under the pretenses that too many people are blocking, denying them ad revenue. If they made it less obnoxious then less people would feel the need to block ads. The worst ones for me are the fake virus ads that basically hijack my browser. If you can't keep those out of your ad ecosystem then I'm forced to block it all.

Re: uBlock Origin works best on Firefox

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Post by libraryatnight »

Sebb767 wrote: post #261
antattack wrote: post #31

I would use Firefox + uBlock Origin over other browsers even if it was half as fast.

You'd loose all that performance gain to ads anyway. I'm truly shocked how horrible the experience is whenever I see someone browsing the web without it.

I remember going to my parents before I set them up with ublock, I thought they had some kind of malware before I realized "Oh this is just what the internet looks like, now"

Re: uBlock Origin works best on Firefox

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Post by sudosysgen »

cmeacham98 wrote: post #288
sudosysgen wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well, I use FF+uBlock on my phone :) It works super well.

They said they're on iOS, where you can only use WebKit, and therefore extensions like uBO are not possible.

Ah, that was edited in after I wrote my comment, sadly.

Re: uBlock Origin works best on Firefox

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Post by pouta »

apozem wrote: post #125

I really, really wish Apple would update Safari for uBlock Origin. I’m about to publish a Safari extension (a NoScript equivalent) and the content blocking APIs are so limited. iOS is even worse than the Mac, too. On iOS AFAIK you can’t even reload the page for the user.

You should give Insight Browser on iOS a chance. It’s literally safari + ad-block and some other goodies bundled up under a nice to use interface.

Re: uBlock Origin works best on Firefox

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Post by pouta »

grenoire wrote: post #3

Honestly, I can't really browse on my phone anymore. I'm... spoiled by FF + uBlock and I can't tolerate all the distractions. Will we ever get enough traction on either blocking mechanisms or stop shoving ads everywhere? Will the general public experience the pleasures of an ad-less internet? P.S. I'm on an iPhone, blockers failed me so far. Thanks for the suggestions fellas.

Insight Browser. No affiliation, just a very very happy user.

Re: uBlock Origin works best on Firefox

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Post by [deleted] »

rplnt wrote: post #9
grenoire wrote: post #3

Honestly, I can't really browse on my phone anymore. I'm... spoiled by FF + uBlock and I can't tolerate all the distractions. Will we ever get enough traction on either blocking mechanisms or stop shoving ads everywhere? Will the general public experience the pleasures of an ad-less internet? P.S. I'm on an iPhone, blockers failed me so far. Thanks for the suggestions fellas.

Anymore? I don't think browsing on a phone was ever viable. The problems changed over time, but I never found myself using the browser for anything other than absolute necessity. It's sad really. Back in the day Opera with Turbo (or whatever it was called) was the peak of mobile browser usability for me.

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Re: uBlock Origin works best on Firefox

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Post by asiachick »

grenoire wrote: post #3

Honestly, I can't really browse on my phone anymore. I'm... spoiled by FF + uBlock and I can't tolerate all the distractions. Will we ever get enough traction on either blocking mechanisms or stop shoving ads everywhere? Will the general public experience the pleasures of an ad-less internet? P.S. I'm on an iPhone, blockers failed me so far. Thanks for the suggestions fellas.

You can push to force Apple to allow other browser engines. Firefox on Android supports extensions including uBlock Origin. Firefox on iOS is only allowed to be skinned Safari

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-ons-firefox-ios

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