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Re:Kagi Is Bringing Orion Web Browser to Linux by teruakohatu on Saturday March 08, 2025 @02:14PM (#43302663)
You got me excited and I installed it but uBlock Origin does not work and is not supported on iOS.

If you have it installed and it appears to be working, it’s probably the default native ad blocker that’s doing the work.

https://orionfeedback.org/d/9145-ublock-origin-not-existent-...

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Re:Kagi Is Bringing Orion Web Browser to Linux by worble on Saturday March 08, 2025 @03:05PM (#43303048)
Wait... so they browser says it's supports manifest v2 and lets you install v2 extensions, but then they just silently don't work? That's pretty confusing behavior. Why even offer them if they're blocked on an OS level?
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Re:Kagi Is Bringing Orion Web Browser to Linux by teruakohatu on Saturday March 08, 2025 @06:29PM (#43304569)
That is my understanding, they can’t fully implement some of the lower level functions on iOS. The APIs seem to fail but fail silently so you can install the extension, it appears to be working but it does not.

I think failing loudly would be better for users.

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Re:Kagi Is Bringing Orion Web Browser to Linux by kemotep on Saturday March 08, 2025 @06:25PM (#43304549)
Huh because I thought it was nuts I could block youtube ads. I thought it was ublock.
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Re:Kagi Is Bringing Orion Web Browser to Linux by MarcusE1W on Saturday March 08, 2025 @06:49PM (#43304689)
My understanding is that Orion has already installed uBlock Origin out of the box. No need to install the extension.
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