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Re:Microsoft begins turning off uBlock Origin and other exte... by zamadatix on Friday February 28, 2025 @01:14PM (#43208631)
When the platform itself limits the browsers then it's more a platform discussion than about what each of the browsers do on the platform.

The problem with support on iOS is that each browser is forced to be a skin for Safari and Safari only supports Safari Web Extensions, which are MV3-like, hence the platform limitation. The EU law may allow a browser to release in that region but Apple placed such heavy requirements and restrictions to do so none have actually been approved. I haven't seen a clear answer if less limited extension access itself would result in not being approved by Apple.

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Re:Microsoft begins turning off uBlock Origin and other exte... by account42 on Monday March 03, 2025 @05:19AM (#43240299)
Browser vendors are somewhat responsible for this confusion by pretending to have a version of their browser for iOS. If they were honest with their app names instead of lying for marketing points then the blame would go to Apple where it belongs.
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