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What is a good ad blocker like this for Safari?

• atombender 8y ago
  I use 1Blocker. It exists for both macOS and iOS. It uses Safari's native content blocking API, so it's supposedly fast. As far as I know, the developer is not engaged in any shady dealings with ad companies. The only downside is that it's not free.
  • dawnerd 8y ago
    The Dev did something shady on iOS by releasing a second version just because he split up the lists.
    • gabll 8y ago
      His argumentations don't seem shady to me: https://backstage.1blocker.com/say-hello-to-1blocker-x-8b55efe1ae36 https://backstage.1blocker.com/say-hello-to-1blocker-x-8b55e...
• fragebogen 8y ago
  uBlock exists also for Safari, however you need to download it through the App Store these days. https://www.ublock.org/safari/ https://www.ublock.org/safari/
  • Klover 8y ago
    That’s not uBlock Origin, that’s the icky one. I use the AdGuard extension for desktop Safari, and the app for mobile Safari, which use the content blocking feature of Safari itself.
    • fragebogen 8y ago
      My bad, thanks for the clarification. As @heartbreak pointed out, this seems to be the real deal https://safari-extensions.apple.com/details/?id=com.el1t.uBlock-3NU33NW2M3 https://safari-extensions.apple.com/details/?id=com.el1t.uBl...
      • Klover 8y ago
        That's.. also not exactly the real deal. It's a community fork of uBlock Origin with some patches and then became unmaintained. That's why I use AdGuard for Safari. https://itunes.apple.com/app/adguard-for-safari/id1440147259 https://itunes.apple.com/app/adguard-for-safari/id1440147259 https://itunes.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1047223162 https://itunes.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1047223162 These two.
  • heartbreak 8y ago
    This is the correct link for uBlock Origin from the Safari Extension site: https://safari-extensions.apple.com/details/?id=com.el1t.uBlock-3NU33NW2M3 https://safari-extensions.apple.com/details/?id=com.el1t.uBl... The one linked by fragebogen is the non-origin version which you probably do not want to use.
    • freyir 8y ago
      Any idea why I can access this extension through Apple's webpage, but not through the App Store? The App Store only shows the non-Origin uBlock.
      • heartbreak 8y ago
        Apologies for the week late reply. Apple has classified this extension as one which might slow your browsing down (of course it does, though the impact is imperceptible to me). Because of that, it’s not only unlisted but also will show a warning banner in Preferences after install, and will occasionally be disabled by Safari updates.
• shaki-dora 8y ago
  Safari now has excellent privacy features, so I just don’t block ads, allowing the people creating the content I consume to, you know, eat.
  • casefields 8y ago
    Oh god. Think of the advertisers everyone. If it weren’t for us accepting ads into our lives, they would look like those Yemini’s in the New York Times.[0] Don’t use hyperbole if you want to be taken seriously. [0] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/26/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-war-yemen.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/26/world/middlee...
    • matt4077 8y ago
      Don’t use outrage if you want to misunderstand metaphors.