Customize ad blocking directly in Safari
After a lot of work significantly overhauling our web extension, I’m excited to announce that we’ve just released Magic Lasso Adblock v5.6, which makes it easier than ever to customize ad blocking directly in Safari.
The key feature of this release is a new Magic Lasso Adblock web extension.
It brings the most frequently used ad blocking settings into Safari, complementing the app’s existing Custom Rules features.
With just a few taps, you can control what gets blocked, customize individual websites, remove distracting page elements and see the difference ad blocking makes.
Once opened, the web extension has two main tabs:
All Sites – settings that apply to all websites
Current Site – settings that apply only to the website you are currently viewing
From All Sites, you can quickly enable or disable key Magic Lasso features, including ad blocking, YouTube ad blocking, Annoyance blocking, Regional Ad Blocking, Battery Boost and Strict Mode.
All of these settings can now be changed without ever opening the Magic Lasso app!
The Current Site tab makes it easy to disable ad blocking on a particular website (either permanently or temporarily for a specified time period). It also gives you additional controls for the website you are viewing. In this tab, you can block:
Media – Prevent audio and video content from loading or playing, helping reduce distractions and animated content
Cookies – Block cookies to reduce personalisation, privacy prompts and some forms of tracking
JavaScript – Block external JavaScript to simplify complex websites, reduce unnecessary interactivity and bypass some paywall prompts
Page Elements – Tap to Block to remove any unwanted elements from any webpage.
There are a lot of new features and additions as part of this release. Read the full details in the blog post:
https://www.magiclasso.co/insights/custom-ad-blocking/
Magic Lasso Adblock v5.6 makes it easier than ever to customise ad blocking, whether you’re fine-tuning a single website, removing distracting page elements or managing how ads are blocked across sites.
Let me know if there are any questions or feedback, and I’m happy to answer!
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