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uBlock Origin 1.48 adds readiness status, code viewer, and other fixes

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Re: uBlock Origin 1.48 adds readiness status, code viewer, and other fixes

#41

Post by vmoore »

shoffmeister wrote: post #34

uBlock Origin is what makes the Internet usable. I am saddened that I do not know how to best express my gratitude towards gorhill, and the filter list maintainers, for their incredibly valuable, tireless work, so "Thank you, so, so much!" will have to do here. It's only thanks to uBlock Origin, I believe, that my parents (of rather old age) are able to make positive use of the Internet. A world without uBlock Origin…

uBo is great, but can sometimes break sites who ask you to 'disable your AD blocker to view this page'. That's rare though, but it does happen.

Re: uBlock Origin 1.48 adds readiness status, code viewer, and other fixes

#42

Post by frereubu »

rmkrmk wrote: post #19
princevegeta89 wrote: post #14

Does anyone know if there is a way to sync settings/filters across multiple uBlock Origin installations? I use a ton of browsers and find the manual export/import to be a hassle.

I think there’s a setting to enable cloud storage, so as long as you’re logged into Firefox Sync/Chrome it can be synced but has to be triggered manually to sync/merge the filter lists.

I've got that set up, but it doesn't seem to work: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Cloud-storage I've followed the steps carefully a coupe of times, but still no luck. The page does include the caveat "Cloud storage services offered by specific browser vendors have limitations and quirks and are out of the control of uBO" which seems to be the case for me.

Re: uBlock Origin 1.48 adds readiness status, code viewer, and other fixes

#43

Post by BystanderX »

shoffmeister wrote: post #34

uBlock Origin is what makes the Internet usable. I am saddened that I do not know how to best express my gratitude towards gorhill, and the filter list maintainers, for their incredibly valuable, tireless work, so "Thank you, so, so much!" will have to do here. It's only thanks to uBlock Origin, I believe, that my parents (of rather old age) are able to make positive use of the Internet. A world without uBlock Origin…

Donate to the filter list maintainers if they accept it.

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Why-don%27t-you-accep...

Re: uBlock Origin 1.48 adds readiness status, code viewer, and other fixes

#44

Post by shuntress »

clircle wrote: post #10

Pro tip: if you are concerned that you are spending too much time reading the internet, just uninstall ublock. You'll be so disgusted by the current state of affairs that you'll want to spend as little time online as possible.

Pro Tip: That's why you need to pay for what you read.

Re: uBlock Origin 1.48 adds readiness status, code viewer, and other fixes

#45

Post by sharps1 »

foepys wrote: post #5

I somewhat wished that when Chrome switches to manifest v3, uBlock Origin would stop supporting Chrome and its clones. Firefox is the only browser where uBlock Origin is actually working as intended, Chrome on the other hand (even in manifest v2) is blocking so many features that uBO isn't actually able to work as a privacy and anti-malware tool. CNAME uncloaking is essential because websites can counter any filter r…

uBlock Lite is already in testing.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin-lite...

EDIT: Discussion from 6 months ago

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32911640

Re: uBlock Origin 1.48 adds readiness status, code viewer, and other fixes

#46

Post by gorhill »

vmoore wrote: post #41
shoffmeister wrote: post #34

uBlock Origin is what makes the Internet usable. I am saddened that I do not know how to best express my gratitude towards gorhill, and the filter list maintainers, for their incredibly valuable, tireless work, so "Thank you, so, so much!" will have to do here. It's only thanks to uBlock Origin, I believe, that my parents (of rather old age) are able to make positive use of the Internet. A world without uBlock Origin…

uBo is great, but can sometimes break sites who ask you to 'disable your AD blocker to view this page'. That's rare though, but it does happen.

By default we defuse such anti-blocker. If it happens, it's just a matter of reporting it to filter list maintainers. The more people report issues, the better the default filter lists get.

Also, a common cause of such anti-blocker walls is the use of other content blockers beside uBO, as this often breaks uBO's own anti-blocker mechanisms -- we often resolve such issues by asking people to disable other content blockers.

Re: uBlock Origin 1.48 adds readiness status, code viewer, and other fixes

#47

Post by Kye »

shuntress wrote: post #44
clircle wrote: post #10

Pro tip: if you are concerned that you are spending too much time reading the internet, just uninstall ublock. You'll be so disgusted by the current state of affairs that you'll want to spend as little time online as possible.

Pro Tip: That's why you need to pay for what you read.

I'm not going to subscribe to some random regional newspaper to read one article. And some of the most egregious advertising implementations don't come with a way to pay to make it go away, like Fandom.

Re: uBlock Origin 1.48 adds readiness status, code viewer, and other fixes

#48

Post by throitallaway »

pkulak wrote: post #15
jhoelzel wrote: post #6

I can not even thank the existence of this project enough! the simple improvement in internet speed is well worth it, even though i do too have a pihole running. Sometimes when i visits friends i barely recognize sites that i use frequently.

I just run AdGuard Home network wide and have never seen a huge need to run a browser blocker as well. What are you getting out of using both?

A concrete example here is YouTube. I also run AdGuard Home, but that does nothing for YouTube ads. Firefox + uBlock kills them.

Re: uBlock Origin 1.48 adds readiness status, code viewer, and other fixes

#49

Post by yieldcrv »

shuntress wrote: post #44
clircle wrote: post #10

Pro tip: if you are concerned that you are spending too much time reading the internet, just uninstall ublock. You'll be so disgusted by the current state of affairs that you'll want to spend as little time online as possible.

Pro Tip: That's why you need to pay for what you read.

I bit the bullet and subscribe to Bloomberg, WSJ and NY Times which is a good mix of center, moderate-right and left

and this is far improved my experience. it makes me sad that people arent/cant get these articles and have this other rage-bait experience, but I’m glad I opted out of that crap

Re: uBlock Origin 1.48 adds readiness status, code viewer, and other fixes

#50

Post by tyingq »

sharps1 wrote: post #45
foepys wrote: post #5

I somewhat wished that when Chrome switches to manifest v3, uBlock Origin would stop supporting Chrome and its clones. Firefox is the only browser where uBlock Origin is actually working as intended, Chrome on the other hand (even in manifest v2) is blocking so many features that uBO isn't actually able to work as a privacy and anti-malware tool. CNAME uncloaking is essential because websites can counter any filter r…

uBlock Lite is already in testing. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin-lite... EDIT: Discussion from 6 months ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32911640

I wished it had been named "uBlock Neutered" or something that more strongly highlighted the relationship to uBlock Origin.
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