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  • Safari ad blocker?

    From TimH@21:1/5 to All on Thu Mar 17 21:04:28 2022
    I've just been asked for a recommendation, which caused me to realise that uBlock origin, which I'm happily using on Firefox, no longer works for current Safari. What are people using these days?

    The main requirement is that it should block youtube ads.

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    TimH
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  • From nospam@21:1/5 to thnews@poboxmolar.com.invalid on Thu Mar 17 17:25:48 2022
    In article <j9hm2sFk9dlU1@mid.individual.net>, TimH <thnews@poboxmolar.com.invalid> wrote:


    The main requirement is that it should block youtube ads.

    youtube ads are difficult to block because they're served from the same
    servers as the videos, so many of the usual methods won't work. that
    said, get vinegar, on the app store.

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  • From Sn!pe@21:1/5 to nospam on Thu Mar 17 22:18:37 2022
    nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:

    In article <j9hm2sFk9dlU1@mid.individual.net>, TimH <thnews@poboxmolar.com.invalid> wrote:


    The main requirement is that it should block youtube ads.


    youtube ads are difficult to block because they're served from the same servers as the videos, so many of the usual methods won't work. that
    said, get vinegar, on the app store.


    Or even pay the Google Tax [horrors!] and sign up. That gets access
    to the music service too. I did; it makes YT so much more viewable
    without fannying about with extensions.

    I block other ads by connecting via PIA VPN which can optionally
    block them; it makes a good job of it too. ~£2/mo on a three year
    contract. [no personal interest to declare, etc.]

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    My pet rock Gordon just is.

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  • From Jaimie Vandenbergh@21:1/5 to All on Thu Mar 17 23:02:18 2022
    On 17 Mar 2022 at 21:04:28 GMT, "TimH" <thnews@poboxmolar.com.invalid>
    wrote:

    I've just been asked for a recommendation, which caused me to realise that uBlock origin, which I'm happily using on Firefox, no longer works for current
    Safari. What are people using these days?

    The main requirement is that it should block youtube ads.

    I use 1blocker in Safari (mac app store) and Firefox, it cleans up
    Youtube nicely along with pretty much everything else.

    Cheers - Jaimie
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    Is everyone acting like a solipsist in here, or is it just me?

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  • From TimH@21:1/5 to nospam on Thu Mar 17 22:34:14 2022
    On 17 Mar 2022 at 9:25:48 pm GMT, "nospam" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:

    In article <j9hm2sFk9dlU1@mid.individual.net>, TimH <thnews@poboxmolar.com.invalid> wrote:


    The main requirement is that it should block youtube ads.

    youtube ads are difficult to block because they're served from the same servers as the videos, so many of the usual methods won't work. that
    said, get vinegar, on the app store.

    Thanks - Vinegar of course. I already have it on Mac and iOS. Guess it works
    so well I'd forgotten it was there! Will suggest it.
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    TimH
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  • From Chris Ridd@21:1/5 to Jaimie Vandenbergh on Fri Mar 18 06:54:25 2022
    On 17/03/2022 23:02, Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote:
    On 17 Mar 2022 at 21:04:28 GMT, "TimH" <thnews@poboxmolar.com.invalid>
    wrote:

    I've just been asked for a recommendation, which caused me to realise that >> uBlock origin, which I'm happily using on Firefox, no longer works for current
    Safari. What are people using these days?

    The main requirement is that it should block youtube ads.

    I use 1blocker in Safari (mac app store) and Firefox, it cleans up
    Youtube nicely along with pretty much everything else.

    Magic Lasso is pretty good at blocking ads on all sites. If you
    subscribe (IAPs) you get Youtube ad blocking as well as some other
    smaller improvements.

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    Chris

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  • From TimH@21:1/5 to All on Fri Mar 18 14:28:00 2022
    On 17 Mar 2022 at 9:04:28 pm GMT, "TimH" <thnews@poboxmolar.com.invalid>
    wrote:

    I've just been asked for a recommendation, which caused me to realise that uBlock origin, which I'm happily using on Firefox, no longer works for current
    Safari. What are people using these days?

    The main requirement is that it should block youtube ads.

    Thanks for all the suggestions. Have gone with Vinegar, which has the added attraction of being free with Family Sharing, and seems to have worked so well for me that I'd forgotten I had it...
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    TimH
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  • From Mark@21:1/5 to TimH on Sat Mar 19 12:53:01 2022
    On 2022-03-17 22:34:14 +0000, TimH <thnews@poboxmolar.com.invalid> said:

    On 17 Mar 2022 at 9:25:48 pm GMT, "nospam" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:

    In article <j9hm2sFk9dlU1@mid.individual.net>, TimH
    <thnews@poboxmolar.com.invalid> wrote:


    The main requirement is that it should block youtube ads.

    youtube ads are difficult to block because they're served from the same
    servers as the videos, so many of the usual methods won't work. that
    said, get vinegar, on the app store.

    Thanks - Vinegar of course. I already have it on Mac and iOS. Guess it works so well I'd forgotten it was there! Will suggest it.

    Or sign up for Premium via another country for about 10% of the UK cost.
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    Cheers ... Mark

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