The iOS 9 Content Blocker thread

[hank moody]

Chris, you got me. I m with with you again and forever.

Love when a dev is so open and helps the community to see the true.

Thanks for that, and for giving proofs to thenextweb that you were talking the true.


Adblock plus and Crystal can burn to the ground.

 

[hank moody]

I tried doing a Google search but couldn't find the answer. It's the iOS Purify dev from the current ublock or ublock origin? Yes they are different lol.

Yes it is chris.

Chris wanted some donations but ublock origin's dev dont! So they built different projects. Both good projects.

I am using ublock in my mac and now purify in my iphone again.

 

[chrismatic]

I tried doing a Google search but couldn't find the answer. It's the iOS Purify dev from the current ublock or ublock origin? Yes they are different lol.

Check out https://www.ublock.org/faq/

 

[hank moody]

Check out https://www.ublock.org/faq/

Chris, you have a great opportunity now to kill all those myths.

Invest in the "purify" brand for mac too! And give ublock to gorhill. You only need purify.

 

[ardchoille50]

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/...adblocker-was-offered-to-show-acceptable-ads/

A very nice article. Thank you, sir, for sticking to your guns.

Purify FTW!

 

[hank moody]

I told you all!!! Purify FTW

 

[Zombiecrowd]

Check out https://www.ublock.org/faq/

Thanks. I have used both on desktop pc and like them, I was just curious.

 

[Che Castro]

Ok, now i am almost changing again to Purify...

Please don't
It's annoying

 

[rijc99]

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/...adblocker-was-offered-to-show-acceptable-ads/

Thank you.

 

[Mefisto]

Damn. This is getting seriously confusing. Obviously kudos to the Purify developer to sticking to his guns, I'm sure I would have had to chew that one over quite a few times before coming to a conclusion. Which wouldn't have necessarily been the one he came to, but you know, better men and whatnot.

Still, for now I consider myself set (in regards to ad blocking), but my interest in the subject sure is ever increasing.

 

[Rigby]

Check out https://www.ublock.org/faq/

For fairness' sake here's Gorhill's (the original uBlock lead developer's) take:

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/master/README.md
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-vs.-uBlock-Origin:-Facts

 

[funkymonkeyboy]

Delighted that Purify didn't sell out. Just waiting for his OSX safari extension now. uBlock is great anyway.

 

[ardchoille50]

Delighted that Purify didn't sell out. Just waiting for his OSX safari extension now. uBlock is great anyway.

I'm waiting too, would gladly use and promote more things from this developer.

 

[Rigby]

Delighted that Purify didn't sell out.

Indeed.

Also props to the other blocker devs that didn't sell out.

 

[ryanmcv]

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/...adblocker-was-offered-to-show-acceptable-ads/

The article has been updated to claim that Purify doctored the emails sent to The Next Web. Really hope that's not true.

 

[supertomtom]

A very nice article. Thank you, sir, for sticking to your guns.

Purify FTW!

Hmm...looks like they've updated the article.

 

[scjr]

The article has been updated to claim that Purify doctored the emails sent to The Next Web. Really hope that's not true.

Wow!

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/...adblocker-was-offered-to-show-acceptable-ads/

Update: Upon receipt of additional evidence, it appears we were misled by Purify about the amount they were offered in EyeO’s acquisition offer, and about the strength of the link between EyeO’s acquisition offer and its acceptable ads program.

EyeO disputed the $1 million figure Purify had given us, saying it had only offered $250,000. The company had previous refused to discuss a figure.

We compared more detailed email evidence from both companies than had previously been forthcoming from each. We detected strong evidence Purify had doctored its emails, changing the size of the acquisition offer and adding reference to the Acceptable Ads program.

EyeO tells us it was simply offering to acquire a successful adblocking app that was up for sale.

Purify continues to deny it has doctored the emails it sent us, blaming rendering errors in Gmail on iOS for discrepancies between screenshots, but the evidence against them is strong. On this basis, we apologise to EyeO and to you, our readers. Our original story follows below.

 

[ardchoille50]

The article has been updated to claim that Purify doctored the emails sent to The Next Web. Really hope that's not true.

Even if it's true that they turned down a quarter of a million dollars instead of a full one million dollars, that is still worth applauding in my opinion. I don't think very many people would be willing to turn down $250,000 unless they valued their morals more than money - and that's quite rare these days.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Hmm...looks like they've updated the article.

I don't know what to believe given the update. I will say that I think it is pretty crappy of TNW News to make the kinds of allegations they did, without showing proof. If TNW News didn't have the facts before posting the story, they shouldn't have posted the story to begin with, in my opinion.

 

[ardchoille50]

If TNW News didn't have the facts before posting the story, they shouldn't have posted the story to begin with, in my opinion.

Welcome to the world of news reporting, lol.

 

[scjr]

Even if it's true that they turned down a quarter of a million dollars instead of a full one million dollars, that is still worth applauding in my opinion. I don't think very many people would be willing to turn down $250,000 unless they valued their morals more than money.

I agree, but what does he gain by embellishing his story? He gains nothing, but the very real possibility that folks will question why he would do such a thing. Being honest and forthright breaks both ways in my opinion.

 

[chrismatic]

[link to blog post removed — I'm going to personally be ignoring this silliness]

 

[ardchoille50]

Here's all I have to say about TNW's ridiculousness: http://blog.chrismatic.io/on-truesounding-journalism

After reading everything involved here, and given that online journalism often sacrifices facts for clicks, here's my stance.. I'm sticking with purify.

Edit: just did a search on the app store for content blocker, Purify is at the top of the list. I guess jealousy is something a developer must deal with when he has a successful app

 

[Apple_Robert]

After reading everything involved here, and given that online journalism often sacrifices facts for clicks, here's my stance.. I'm sticking with purify.

One thing we do know in all of this... Chris didn't sell out to make more money under the advertising table.

I am staying with Purify.

 

[ardchoille50]

One thing we do know in all of this... Chris didn't sell out to make more money under the advertising table.

Yes, and that says quite a bit about a person.. we know where his priorities are

One thing we must consider is how many of the other content blocker developers who did sell out are uniting to try to bring down Purify. Purify is number one in the app store, that's gotta sting, lol.