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  • Paying for Wipr 2 + Filtr is still the gold standard on apple platforms imo. But it’s not open source and there are no custom block lists.
    by michimagdesign
  • > Firefox does not block:

    > Ads shown on search engine results pages, including Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo and other search providers

    > Sponsored content on the Firefox Home or New Tab page

    So block ads unless it impacts their revenue sources.

    by ImJamal
  • > Ads shown on search engine results pages, including Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo and other search providers

    There are many subpar adblockers available both built into browsers on iOS and as extensions. uBlock Origin Lite for Safari remains the best mobile adblocker on iOS, I suppose.

    by Shank
  • I hope, i will be see gecko engine at IOS

    https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/firefox-ios/issues/19063#i...

    by ahmetozer
  • What's the current excuse for not supporting extensions on iOS? Orion on iOS does and it's the reason I dropped FF ages ago.
    by temp0826
  • Technically, Firefox Focus (a separate browser for iOS) includes an adblocker feature that can be applied system wide via iOS's content blockers subsystem. This was released in the late 2010s.

    Firefox including it is likely just reducing the steps required.

    by VCFundedGenYer
  • Unfortunately, Firefox on iOS still can't automatically clear cookies and cache for all websites except those specifically excluded. Which obviously is a big privacy issue in regards to being tracked.

    Brave on iOS for example implemented this 2 years ago:

    "Auto Shred lets you automatically delete data for specific sites [...] You can configure Auto Shred to happen when all tabs for a site are closed, or on browser restart. Auto Shredding on Site Tabs Closed means that whenever you close the last tab for a site, Brave will automatically Shred that site’s data."

    https://brave.com/privacy-updates/30-shred-button/#:~:text=A...

    by DavideNL
  • In case anyone here missed it, there's a native Ublock Origin for Safari. It works great → https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ublock-origin-lite/id674534269...
    by internet2000

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