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Re:Apple now requires a judge's consent to hand over push no... by jasode on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @04:50AM (#38624948)
>Web push notification don't need Apple, Google, Microsoft or Ubuntu between the web app and you.

They do. To implement "web push", each web browser vendor has their own backend server to handle notification subscriptions[1][2].

- Mozilla Firefox uses their server at "push.services.mozilla.com"

- Google Chrome uses their server "fcm.googleapis.com"

- Apple Safari uses "api.push.apple.com"

- MS Edge uses their Windows Notification API server

[1] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53169001/web-push-do-the...

[2] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48683770/how-are-web-pus...

[3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38430226

The web push architecture requiring middleman servers in between the website and the browser is similar to native iOS apps requiring the APNS server (Apple Push Notification Server):

[4] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17262511/how-do-ios-push...

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