I just saw #BetterBlocker is dead. 😳 https://better.fyi/news/

Apple approved the Better Blocker iOS app after we censored the release notes as per their instructions (https://ar.al/2020/01/14/apple-app-review-says-maybe-the-whims-of-trillion-dollar-gatekeepers/).

So, we’re now at Step 4 of our plan (https://ar.al/2020/01/13/apple-says-no-and-what-that-means-for-the-future-of-better-blocker-following-our-move-to-ireland/#how-will-we-handle-the-process).

We’re going to leave the app up for two weeks to give people a chance to update before removing it from the App Store and submitting it under our Small Technology Foundation account.

#BetterBlocker #SmallTechnologyFoundation

The saga continues… Apple App Review says “maybe”: the whims of trillion-dollar gatekeepers

https://ar.al/2020/01/14/apple-app-review-says-maybe-the-whims-of-trillion-dollar-gatekeepers/

#BetterBlocker #Apple #SmallTechnologyFoundation

Dear Apple, a little help here? How hard can it be to move our developer account to our new not-for-profit?

https://ar.al/2020/01/02/dear-apple-a-little-help-here-how-hard-can-it-be-to-move-our-developer-account-to-our-new-not-for-profit/

“If we cannot move our developer account over, we are either going to have to remove @better from sale and re-publish it under a separate Small Technology Foundation account … or, if we want to avoid the possible backlash of having to do this, remove Better from sale permanently and focus all our energy on our current projects.”

#apple #betterblocker

Enabling Better Blocker in Gnome Web

@gnome Web is an ethical, simple, elegant, and beautiful web browser. And, since I switched my main development machine to one running Gnome Shell, it is now my default browser.

To get Gnome Web to use Better’s blocking rules, all you need to do is to enter the following command in terminal:

gsettings set org.gnome.Epiphany adblock-filters "['https://better.fyi/blockerList.txt']"

https://ar.al/2018/07/16/enabling-better-blocker-in-gnome-web/

#trackers #adtech #gnome #betterblocker