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Google pulls the plug on uBlock Origin, leaving over 30 million Chrome users susceptible to intrusive ads (www.windowscentral.com)
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[–] megopie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I don’t think safari is even remotely comparable given that it’s a default browser on macs.

[–] AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 months ago

How so ? The default browser on Windows is Edge, people keep installing Chrome? Chrome is available on MacOS, yet people stick with Safari?

[–] sensiblepuffin@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

Also, I'm pretty sure it's not possible to install any other browser on iPhones unless you get root.

Edit: It looks like you can with iOS 15.0

[–] megopie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 3 months ago

As I understand it, any browser on iPhone has to be built on WebKit, so even if you install fire fox or chrome, it’s running on a totally different web engine than the desktop version. Making them more safari re-skins in the same way that stuff like brave or opera are just chrome reskins.

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 3 months ago

Those are all just skins on safari. Until like 6 months ago you couldn't install any web browser with a renderer other than safari. And that's only in the EU.

[–] JimmyMcGill@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

I’ve had iPhone for years and I can’t remember the last time I didn’t use chrome with it

Never rooted my phones either. It’s definitely not blocked