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Close "Hide Distracting Items" loophole in Safari

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It is currently very easy to bypass blocks (even strict blocks) in Safari using the native “Hide distracting items” feature. The whole block overlay can be disabled with one click, and this seems to remain disabled even in new sessions on the particular site. This needs patching urgently and it basically makes the whole extension futile (unless somehow the hide distracting items feature can itself be blocked).

Posted by George Sabonadière ·
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  • Lucas

    Team•

    Feb 26

    Hi George, thanks for this feedback! Sent it right away to our Developers.

    • Lucas

      Team•

      Feb 26

      Got back with word from our developers: They are afraid that this is simply a consequence of the Safari feature. If we could make it robust against this feature, then so could ad providers. So we cannot fix this.

      • Lucas

        Team•

        Feb 26

        An option for you might be to use a different browser. We are investigating what we can do, though!