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I have been using adblockers[1,2] on mobile as well as desktop safari for quite some time now. 1. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wipr/id1030595027 https://apps.

I have been using adblockers[1,2] on mobile as well as desktop safari for quite some time now. 1. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wipr/id1030595027 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wipr/id1030595027 2. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quiet-content-blocker/id1441525727 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quiet-content-blocker/id144152...

captn3m0 6y ago
Do any of these content blockers work outside of Safari? (I use Firefox on iOS)
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- sirn 6y ago
  WKWebView cannot use any of Safari extensions, unfortunately. I just use DNSCloak connecting to my private VPS instance to do adblocking over DNS which kinda works fine, but leaves out a lot of blank canvas in the page.
  - fwn 6y ago
    Biggest drawback is that DNS based content blocking has no way to apply cosmetic filters. Ads on platforms that deliver their ads embedded and from their first party domains (think google, facebook, reddit, youtube, instagram, linkedin, amazon, etc.) can not be blocked this way.
    - captn3m0 6y ago
      The only two places I see ads on my phone (currently using NextDNS, earlier DNSCloak) are Amazon sponsored listings inside the Amazon app, and Twitter sponsored content in Firefox.
  - scarface74 6y ago
    SafariViewController can though and that’s what my RSS reader uses.
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gruez 6y ago
He's sort of right about the adblocker situation. The content blocker framework is definitely weaker than what ublock has access to on chrome/firefox. It's much closer to the much derided chrome manifest v3.