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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by reddig33 to c/apple_enthusiast
 

Their Safari extension just stopped working. They reposted it under a new App Store entry. 🤷‍♂️🙄

https://www.ghostery.com/blog/adblocker-safari-app-migration

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[–] cheese_greater 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Why would anyone use this?

[–] reddig33 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

To block ads. And to automatically dismiss “agree with our cookies” banners.

I’m hoping some of these blocking extensions will start blocking the stupid “sign in with Google” pop ups that have started appearing everywhere.