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I really want to use Safari, but for me the deal breaker is the fact that Safari doesn't seem to block pop-ups properly.

Yes, they've changed it in the latest version. I have Block and Notify option selected in Privacy tab. But many popups still go through -- sometimes they open in a new tab, sometimes in a new window.

Is there a way to fix that?

Also, is there a Tree Style Tab alternative for Safari?

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Agreed, popups are annoying. But Firefox doesn't seem to block them all properly, either. For example, try this [1] site. It's notorious for hijacking its own clicks; about 50% of the time you load that site, the search field will open a popup when you click on it to type. Same goes for real links. Unfortunately, I don't think there's a fix for Safari.

I don't know of a tree-style tab extension for Safari, sorry.

[1] http://rarbg.to/torrents.php

The worst thing about Safari is the “Do you want to receive notifications from this website?” pop-up that appears every time you hit some random notification-supporting website for the first time.

There has got to be a better way to implement notification subscriptions than this annoying pop-up.

You can turn this off. Go to Preferences, then Websites, then Notifications, then at the bottom of the window there's a checkbox: "Allow websites to ask for permission to send push notifications".

I have this turned off and yet somehow websites still ask for push notifications. I legitimately don't understand what's happening there.

Website push notifications shouldn’t be a thing. Way too ripe for exploitation.

I actually find notifications very useful and definitely don’t want to turn them off.

But the way the subscription mechanism is implemented with a pop up is annoying and archaic.

There must be a better way to let users know that notifications are enabled than sticking a pop-up in their face.

It's nice for webapps, though.

chrome and FF also do this. all 3 have an option to disable the prompt (and not accept notifications).

What websites are you getting these on?

Any tech site has this annoying feature.

Also: Some parts of NYTimes, and Slack.

I consistently see it on random blogs.

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