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Is there an easy way to turn off web push entirely so I don't get spammed with spamification requests?

Short answer: yes. In Safari 16.1, select Preferences > Websites and uncheck “Allow websites to ask for permission to send notifications”.

Details about WebKit’s Web Push implementation and how privacy is handled [1]:

[1]: https://webkit.org/blog/12945/meet-web-push/

Yes, as others said.

Also, in Safari you will not get spammed by requests for permission to send notifications. A website or web app can only ask for permission _after_ you've indicated interest with a gesture — like clicking on a "subscribe" bell icon, or a button that says "notify me". They are not allowed to ask you until you've taken the first step.

There is a setting in Preferences > Websites > Notifications to disable notifications entirely.