Better is a privacy tool for Safari on iPhone, iPad, and Mac by Small Technology Foundation (@LauraKalbag & @aral). We protect you from tracking on the web.
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@muzzlehatch_ @RowanJColeman You can disable all cookies in most browsers (e.g Safari settings > Privacy > Block all cookies) but it’ll break most sites with logins. That’s why our focus is mostly on blocking third-party cookies (and scripts), as that catches a lot of the most problematic stuff —Laura
Thank you to all our donors and patrons who help us continue our work! 💙
If you want to support us, you can tell your friends about our work, leave us a review for Better, gift the app to someone else, or even become a donor or monthly patron at https://t.co/69XwnWANv3
The rules will auto-update if the app is running. If it’s not, you can get the new rules by opening the app and choosing ‘Update rules’ or ‘Check again now’ from Better’s menu.
@Mezitos It’s not against our principles, but is difficult to do while keeping your browsing information safe. (We use Apple’s Safari content blocking functionality so we can’t access what you’re browsing!) But if Apple gives us a privacy-respecting way to do it in the future… we might!
@volanin@LauraKalbag Thanks, that’s really helpful. I suspect when it’s hit and miss that it’s a caching issue. Either way, I should be able to reproduce this and get it fixed. I’ll keep you updated — Laura
@volanin@LauraKalbag Hmm. Thanks for all this additional info. Because I can’t reproduce the issue on any of the videos you’ve shared, there must be something we don’t have in common that is affecting you. Are you logged into YouTube or Google? If we work it out, I should be able to reproduce your…
@volanin Are you using YouTube Premium? I can’t reproduce the problem myself, but I’ve had a report from another person using YouTube Premium. —@LauraKalbag
The rules will auto-update if the app is running. If it’s not, you can get the new rules by opening the app and choosing ‘Update rules’ or ‘Check again now’ from Better’s menu.