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0 pointsSoftTalker1mo ago0 comments

Every browser should have ad blocking technology included and enabled by default. I do not understand why Apple in particular has not pushed this with Safari, as they like to portray that they care about privacy.

I get why Chrome doesn't, and that's why you should not use it. But Netscape? Edge? What is stopping them?

Browsing the web without an ad blocker is a miserable experience. Users who have never tried or don't know how to set one up would be delighted.

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bookofjoe1mo ago

>Browsing the web without an ad blocker is a miserable experience.

That is your experience. Mine is the opposite.

>Users who have never tried or don't know how to set one up would be delighted.

Perhaps.

"I would prefer not to." — Bartleby, The Scrivener

https://moglen.law.columbia.edu/LCS/bartleby.pdf

lastofthemojito1mo ago

Google pays Apple 20+ billion dollars annually to be the default search engine in Safari. I don't know whether the absence of ad blocking is a stipulation in that deal or not, but I have to imagine that if Apple blocked ads in Safari by default, that deal would not be renewed.

SoftTalkerOP1mo ago

Apple is worth nearly $4T. I think they can afford to take a principled stand here, especially considering the current mood about big tech.

And I don't think Google would lightly give up being the default search engine on the dominant mobile platform in the USA, and significantly more dominant among upper-income users.

bookofjoe1mo ago

Browsing the web without a web blocker for me is a wonderful experience every day and has been since the beginning. Diff'rent strokes.

MidnightRider391mo ago

At least with Chrome i can use ublock - not so with safari. The best browser is ofc Firefox but everyone seems to have forgotten that bc of bad publicity or whatever

gzread1mo ago

The best browser is either Waterfox or Librewolf since they're Firefox-based but don't steal your data or claim copyright on it.

MidnightRider391mo ago

It would be news to me that Firefox steals data or claims copyright on my data - do you have anything concrete to back that up?

gzread1mo ago

It was their terms of service change at the start of 2025. It caused quite a shitstorm.

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bookofjoe1mo ago

>Browsing the web without an ad blocker is a miserable experience.

That is your experience. Mine is the opposite.

>Users who have never tried or don't know how to set one up would be delighted.

Perhaps.

"I would prefer not to." — Bartleby, The Scrivener

https://moglen.law.columbia.edu/LCS/bartleby.pdf

lastofthemojito1mo ago

SoftTalkerOP1mo ago

Apple is worth nearly $4T. I think they can afford to take a principled stand here, especially considering the current mood about big tech.

And I don't think Google would lightly give up being the default search engine on the dominant mobile platform in the USA, and significantly more dominant among upper-income users.

bookofjoe1mo ago

Browsing the web without a web blocker for me is a wonderful experience every day and has been since the beginning. Diff'rent strokes.

MidnightRider391mo ago

At least with Chrome i can use ublock - not so with safari. The best browser is ofc Firefox but everyone seems to have forgotten that bc of bad publicity or whatever

gzread1mo ago

The best browser is either Waterfox or Librewolf since they're Firefox-based but don't steal your data or claim copyright on it.

MidnightRider391mo ago

It would be news to me that Firefox steals data or claims copyright on my data - do you have anything concrete to back that up?

gzread1mo ago

It was their terms of service change at the start of 2025. It caused quite a shitstorm.

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