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pop-ups (don't) rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 2 weeks ago by hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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No, I do not want to find hot singles in my area, I just want to watch my silly little shows!

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[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 41 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Switch to Firefox. Install Ublock Origin. Never see one again.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

are there browsers even without adblock extensions that allow popups? I thought that was eradicated in mid 00s.

[–] shapesandstuff@feddit.org 4 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Same on chrome, ublock does it's thing.

Also duckduckgo on mobile is pretty ok at it, fandom wikis still pop up videos and shit though

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I specifically recommend Firefox because Google's recent changes (depreciating manifest v2) will make UBO less and less effective over time on any Chromium based browser (which is basically every browser you've heard of that isn't Firefox). So if you want the best ad blocking experience, Firefox is the only real option going forward.

[–] shapesandstuff@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

Absolutely right, i forgot that was coming.

[–] programmer_belch@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Firefox on mobile also let's you install UBO, it's the only way I watch YouTube nowadays

[–] trouble@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not iOS

[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

iOS uses Safari for webview and does not allow any other browsers, so other "browsers" you see on iOS are just Safari wrapped in different skins. That means their usual extensions wouldn't work.

There's a system-level content blocker feature that can block ads for Safari in iOS, but I don't know if there is anything quite comparable to uBlock Origin available.

[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

orion browser is webkit based but supports firefox/chromium extensions, so it works with ublock

[–] phorq@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

I literally haven't seen a pop-up that I didn't need to manually enable in years. Didn't realize they were still an issue...

[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm on mobile :|

[–] desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Android Firefox supports extensions

[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Well, I'm not on android, so.

[–] drosophila@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 weeks ago

My condolences.

[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

orion browser

[–] shapesandstuff@feddit.org 3 points 2 weeks ago

Ah yeah scratch what i said. Firefox is the ticket

[–] drew_belloc@programming.dev 9 points 2 weeks ago

My college website uses a pop-up to send me to the library site... just why? I need to allow the pop-up everytime

[–] Smorty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They're useful for devs, they can allow for quick settings access without shifting around the UI a whole bunch.

I like them, when they can be closed with escape.

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