Discussion

bryanhogan: Sounds like a good project, I also hate that Instagram pushes algorithm-driven content into your face everywhere without any options to turn it off, it's good to fight against these toxic dark design patterns.Can also recommend using Instagram with the IGPlus web extension. Or for a native Android version there's also DFinstagram.For YouTube there are many web extensions as well. On Android the YouTube ReVanced patch is really good though.IGPlus: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/android/addon/igplus-extens...DFinstagram: https://www.distractionfreeapps.com

SoKamil: This could have been Safari Extension

danpalmer: Doing this as a browser extension is one thing, but selling an interface to Instagram and YouTube sounds like it's very risky.What's your basis for thinking this will work long term? I see you're selling yearly or lifetime subscriptions, suggesting you think the product can exist. There have been many attempts at this in the past that have been taken down, why is Dull different?

buzzerbetrayed: Why wouldn’t making a paid web browser be legal?

mind_heist: Instagram is not predominantly used on Safari, so Safari doesn't sound like the best place to implement something like this.

nativeit: Isn’t this just WebKit with some user scripts anyway?

danpalmer: Obviously it isn't, but also obviously: this isn't a web browser in anything but technical implementation. It's a packaged, sold, interface to a proprietary service with a set of T&Cs that they are free to enforce.Also every single one of these that I've seen before has fallen down in the same way. Chat apps that embed Facebook, third party YouTube viewer for Apple's VR headset, various other third party Instagram apps, etc.