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As the original developer of Disconnect, on which Focus’s blocking is said to be based, I (with my development team) created a new, open-source ad blocker for C
by byoogle 11y ago
As the original developer of Disconnect, on which Focus’s blocking is said to be based, I (with my development team) created a new, open-source ad blocker for Chrome, Opera, and iOS called Adblock Fast (http://adblockfast.com/ http://adblockfast.com/ and https://github.com/rocketshipapps/adblockfast https://github.com/rocketshipapps/adblockfast on GitHub) because I think Disconnect became abandonware after I left the project a year and a half ago – there was one commit made to Disconnect in 2015 (https://github.com/disconnectme/disconnect/commits/master https://github.com/disconnectme/disconnect/commits/master).
- splouk 11y agoIs there any reason I should switch to this from AdBlock Plus? Edit: I see the chart comparing the two on your github page. Are you planning a firefox version?
- byoogle 11y agoYes, see the benchmarks and last FAQ on http://adblockfast.com/ http://adblockfast.com/. Edit: Yes to Firefox as well, see https://github.com/rocketshipapps/adblockfast/issues/23 https://github.com/rocketshipapps/adblockfast/issues/23 for timeline.
- nyolfen 11y agohow does it compare to ublock?
- blub 11y agoErm, are we talking here about the same disconnect which offers paid VPN services on iOS & Android and a free content blocking extension for Safari iOS?
- byoogle 11y agoI linked to Disconnect’s apparently abandoned open-source project (https://github.com/disconnectme/disconnect https://github.com/disconnectme/disconnect), which I presume is the basis of Focus’s blocking.