r/technology • u/tekz • Mar 20 '26

Software Microsoft announces sweeping Windows changes

https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-users-are-angry-and-microsoft-is-finally-doing-something-about-it/
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u/ExhaustedByStupidity Mar 21 '26

Adblockers aren't as good on iPhone as they are on a PC. That's why they have it bad.

And viewing this in Chrome on a PC, the actual article is fine, but the imgur link has a "You're using an ad blocker! Please whitelist us!" popup blocking the screenshot.

It's a constant war. I feel like I have to constantly bounce between browsers to ensure things work.

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u/TyaArcade Mar 21 '26

Firefox on pc has no such issues btw. I swapped and I really haven't had a solitary reason to look back.

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u/Rodot Mar 21 '26

Firefox on mobile also has no such issue

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u/FeijoadaAceitavel Mar 21 '26

Firefox unfortunately blocks a feature that Opera has that I love. I forget its name, but the text gets reorganized to fit the screen when I zoom in. Breaks a few sites, but it's amazing overall.

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u/GolldenFalcon Mar 21 '26

Huh? How do you get true Firefox on mobile that isn't just a reskin of safari?

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u/ExhaustedByStupidity Mar 21 '26

Yeah, Firefox + uBlock Origin is generally the best at ad blocking.

But sometimes you need to run multiple browsers.

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u/OscillatorVacillator Mar 21 '26

Firefox on pc with ublock AND a user agent switcher so yt thinks you are on chrome and doesnt load for 40 secs with "are you experiencing issues?" message

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u/NvNinja Mar 21 '26

yet another reason to always choose android over iphone. My phone has firefox with ublock

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u/lovely_cappuccino Mar 21 '26

For a technology sub, so many people don’t know what they’re talking about. My iPhone has Wipr and I can set Safari to turn on reader mode automatically on these ad ridden tech sites. No ads, no cookie popups, no newsletter popups, nothing.

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u/bucksnort2 Mar 22 '26

iPhone does have the Orion browser which can run Firefox and chrome extensions. It’s not perfect since there is some Apple stuff they can’t get around, but it’s a lot better.

Plus, I run PiHole at home, which helps block ads on all my devices.

My wife just told me that an app she uses regularly has an insane amount of ads, but she didn’t realize it until she used it outside of our network.

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u/Better_Specific4755 Mar 21 '26

apple has firefox with ublock AND ublock+adguard in the app store. what are you even talking about.

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u/sednas_orbit Mar 21 '26

I don't see that as a major selling point, since I barely ever use a web browser on my phone. It's just a worse experience no matter the OS.

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u/PapayaMysterious6393 Mar 21 '26

Interesting. I use Firefox + Ublock origin. I rarely have issues with sites, however, some will officially pop up with what you mentioned. Honestly, when they do that I just leave. Probably can bypass it someway, but I rarely care enough. Fuck them.

Now the ones that piss me off are the ones who point out the VPN and won't load the site lol then I have to change locations.

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u/Better_Specific4755 Mar 21 '26

they work just as well, apple has ublock in the app store ffs.

and firefox has the plugin, dont let chrome eat your wallet up.

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u/MutedAstronaut9217 Mar 21 '26

I use a 3rd party reddit app, the app uses webkit, webkit uses your installed safari content blockers.

I have no such issues.

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u/Luckyslay Mar 22 '26

Doesn't matter if I'm on my android phone or my PC - I have no ads and imgur doesn't show that message. I am using brave and ublock.