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Asahi Linux PayPal Block Fix
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| // ==UserScript== | |
| // @name PayPal Asahi Linux Fix | |
| // @version v1.0 | |
| // @description Fix PayPal banning Asahi Linux | |
| // @author Asahi Lina | |
| // @match https://www.paypal.com/* | |
| // @icon https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?sz=64&domain=paypal.com | |
| // @grant unsafeWindow | |
| // ==/UserScript== | |
| // Alternative: Instead of this script, you can also just spoof a Mac OS X / Safari user agent. | |
| // Then "Apple M1" is allowed. | |
| (function() { | |
| 'use strict'; | |
| (function(getParameter) { | |
| unsafeWindow.WebGLRenderingContext.prototype.getParameter = function() { | |
| let val = getParameter.apply(this, arguments); | |
| if (arguments[0] == WebGLRenderingContext.RENDERER) { | |
| // PayPal blocks Linux users with a GPU renderer containing "Apple M1". Yes, really. | |
| let newval = "Possibly an Apple, possibly an M1"; | |
| console.log("Spoofed GPU renderer", val, "->", newval); | |
| return newval; | |
| } | |
| return val; | |
| }; | |
| })(unsafeWindow.WebGLRenderingContext.prototype.getParameter); | |
| })(); |
Here in 2026... PayPal still blocking Asahi.
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I'm not even sure that PayPal knows about Asahi, and if they do, I don't think they care about Asahi users. Which is understandable, even if debatable.