uBlock origin lite.
It's the best they can do on the new API but it's not the same product.
can you share what's the limitation of Lite?
Ask HN: Is uBlock Origin removed from Chrome extension?
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Re: Ask HN: Is uBlock Origin removed from Chrome extension?
#22If the DoJ manages to make Google sell Chrome before the new administration, will that stop this disaster?
Doubtful, but possible. But, there's no way that will be finished before the new administration.
Re: Ask HN: Is uBlock Origin removed from Chrome extension?
#23The technical reason was that uBlock Origin uses the "Manifest V2" extension interface. The new "Manifest V3" standard ever-so-coincidentally doesn't provide the tools necessary for thorough ad-blockers like UBO. You should switch to a browser that maintains support for good ad-blockers.
And this is why I agree with the government that Google has to sell off Chrome. This behavior just pisses me off. “Don’t do evil”, my ass.
In their defense it’s a long time ago they officially conceded on not being evil.
Re: Ask HN: Is uBlock Origin removed from Chrome extension?
#24The move to the API seems motivated more by keeping the ad profitability model up than being about technical/security reasons. While I'm glad we're not in the IE4 vs. web standards days anymore, with Edge now also being on Chromium-base, there's too many interests in that one hot spot. How did the old saying go? Power corrupts, absolute power ...
Corruption exists because people refuse to do inconvenient things.
Re: Ask HN: Is uBlock Origin removed from Chrome extension?
#25The technical reason was that uBlock Origin uses the "Manifest V2" extension interface. The new "Manifest V3" standard ever-so-coincidentally doesn't provide the tools necessary for thorough ad-blockers like UBO. You should switch to a browser that maintains support for good ad-blockers.
And this is why I agree with the government that Google has to sell off Chrome. This behavior just pisses me off. “Don’t do evil”, my ass.
They removed "Don't be evil" sometime in 2018
Re: Ask HN: Is uBlock Origin removed from Chrome extension?
#26The removal can be bypassed until June 2025: https://old.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/1d49ud1/manif...
A nasty and likely intentional side effect of using these workarounds is that your browser becomes "managed" and it blocks the ability to configure DNS for example. Deal breaker for me
Re: Ask HN: Is uBlock Origin removed from Chrome extension?
#27The technical reason was that uBlock Origin uses the "Manifest V2" extension interface. The new "Manifest V3" standard ever-so-coincidentally doesn't provide the tools necessary for thorough ad-blockers like UBO. You should switch to a browser that maintains support for good ad-blockers.
And this is why I agree with the government that Google has to sell off Chrome. This behavior just pisses me off. “Don’t do evil”, my ass.
And who do you think is going to buy it? And why wouldn't they do the same?
Re: Ask HN: Is uBlock Origin removed from Chrome extension?
#28If the DoJ manages to make Google sell Chrome before the new administration, will that stop this disaster?
Probably. There's no good technical reason why ublock and similar addons are being un-supported, merely Google's whims. If a non-advertising company buys it they won't have any reason to go through with this. I can only imagine that there will be a whole new can of worms though, trying to maintain a technically complex project with no revenue stream, likely loss of a lot of the core developers, and chaotic management…
I realize something as complex as a browser can never be done, but would it be so bad if new feature development slowed to a crawl? I suppose I only want a faster horse, but few of the cutting edge developments of Chrome seem like they have much to offer me.
Re: Ask HN: Is uBlock Origin removed from Chrome extension?
#29If the DoJ manages to make Google sell Chrome before the new administration, will that stop this disaster?
Probably. There's no good technical reason why ublock and similar addons are being un-supported, merely Google's whims. If a non-advertising company buys it they won't have any reason to go through with this. I can only imagine that there will be a whole new can of worms though, trying to maintain a technically complex project with no revenue stream, likely loss of a lot of the core developers, and chaotic management…
Why exactly would a non-advertising company buy Chrome? Unless they're an OS company and want to use the browser to force everyone to buy their OS?
Re: Ask HN: Is uBlock Origin removed from Chrome extension?
#30The removal can be bypassed until June 2025: https://old.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/1d49ud1/manif...
A nasty and likely intentional side effect of using these workarounds is that your browser becomes "managed" and it blocks the ability to configure DNS for example. Deal breaker for me
You can configure DNS while managed by applying an additional policy, but the browser would still be "managed".