GitHub - WebShieldApp/WebShield: A new wide-spectrum content blocker for Safari designed to be performant, efficient, and effective.
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A new wide-spectrum content blocker for Safari designed to be performant, efficient, and effective. - WebShieldApp/WebShield

I just wanted to share with you the work of this developer on GitHub, I am a macOS and iOS user and I can’t wait to use this new FOSS adblocker (there are no others on macOS).

I’m not a computer scientist and I don’t have expertise but I try to help by spreading the spread, maybe someone can help or share it again!

Thank you all! P.S. I’m not the developer so I can’t answer any question

  • foremanguy@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    8 months ago

    I don’t know the reason why you are using MacOS and iOS but you shouldn’t

    EDIT : I’ve seen that I got a lot of down vote. This post was not made with the idea of shitting on Apple, it was to say that this ecosystem is “good” only for some usecase, for one in particularly, working. You shouldn’t be using a Mac and an iPhone while wanting to be a bit private. And if you do, you are doing a big mistake

      • pop@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        8 months ago

        Most professional programmers I meet use Linux. A few even scrap MacOS out to install Linux on them.

        • bamboo@lemm.eeEnglish
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          8 months ago

          Sounds like you haven’t met very many professional programmers then.

          • prettybunnys@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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            8 months ago

            Professional developer.

            Literally have tux tattooed on my chest.

            I write software that runs on enterprise Linux distributions (RHEL and its babies).

            I will only purchase a MBP to develop on right now, I do not load Linux on it.

            I love linux and for anything other than my primary dev box I run it there, but MacOs being Unix AND having the creature comforts AND the best desktop experience keeps me here.

            I miss i3 BUT not enough

  • TrickDacy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Safari iOS is cancer. Source: am developer who supports websites on Safari iOS.

    I am a little curious how this could work though. My impression is that iOS is extremely locked down. Can’t even use a browser that isn’t Safari with a skin.

      • TrickDacy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        8 months ago

        Safari is different on iOS, you can’t just take for granted we’re just talking about “Safari” here. Since when have they supported extensions on mobile?

          • TrickDacy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            8 months ago

            Surprising. What do you have to do to publish such an extension? To get any app on your device typically apple must explicitly review and approve it 🤢

            • eldereko@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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              8 months ago

              extensions on mobile are published as normal apps, so yes the process/requirements are the same as publishing any app on the app store

              • TrickDacy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                8 months ago

                Thanks for that. Apparently a lot of apple simps are on here, since in getting downvoted a lot for just expressing distaste with the shitty practices of an evil corporation, which btw in time nearly everything I hate about them is getting legislated against by the EU. They are an anti-consumer pile of dogshit company.