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stormcrash@sopuli.xyz to Technology@beehaw.org · 10 hours ago

Mozilla launches ad blocking for Firefox on iOS

www.theverge.com

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Mozilla launches ad blocking for Firefox on iOS

www.theverge.com

stormcrash@sopuli.xyz to Technology@beehaw.org · 10 hours ago
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Mozilla is using Apple’s WebKit Content Blocker technology and the EasyList filter to block ads in Firefox.
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    9 hours ago

    I assume they’re setting their own DNS, because they’re stuck with Safari as the engine on iOS

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      Safari has uBlock Origin Lite.

      iOS also has Brave, which apparently [created the adblock engine](It’s FOSS itsfoss.com › news › firefox-ships-brave-adblock-engine Firefox Has Quietly Integrated Brave’s Adblock Engine) Mozilla borrowed (and weakened)

      iOS also has an independently developed browser with true uBlock Origin support. It doesn’t have official App Store support, but Mozilla could lobby for it.

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        iOS also has Brave, which apparently created the adblock engine Mozilla borrowed (and weakened)

        Afaik that’s a currently non-used library in Firefox desktop. For iOS, The Verge claims it’s just Apple’s WebKit Content Blocker + EasyList.

        https://www.theverge.com/news/987247/mozilla-firefox-ad-blocker-ios-launch

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