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Re: Google Chrome warns uBlock Origin may soon be disabled

#21

This fucking sucks. I recently just told someone to stop using ABP and to use uBO. "Normal people" don't want, nor care enough, to switch to Firefox.

Don't worry. The same thing will happen to it on firefox eventually. They always copy everything chrome does.

They won't because they'll vanish if they do.

Re: Google Chrome warns uBlock Origin may soon be disabled

#22

Google Chrome can warn that all it wants.... Microsoft Edge is now the most used member of the Chrome family, and Microsoft Edge is moving towards implementing their own equivalent of uBlock built into the browser (thus, not Javascript, runs much faster).

> Microsoft Edge is now the most used member of the Chrome family

Doubt it.

> and Microsoft Edge is moving towards implementing their own equivalent of uBlock built into the browser (thus, not Javascript, runs much faster).

Isn't Microsoft pushing ads onto the OS itself? If they are willing to show ads on the start menu, why would they block ads on Edge?

Re: Google Chrome warns uBlock Origin may soon be disabled

#24

Google Chrome can warn that all it wants.... Microsoft Edge is now the most used member of the Chrome family, and Microsoft Edge is moving towards implementing their own equivalent of uBlock built into the browser (thus, not Javascript, runs much faster).

> Microsoft Edge is now the most used member of the Chrome family Doubt it. > and Microsoft Edge is moving towards implementing their own equivalent of uBlock built into the browser (thus, not Javascript, runs much faster). Isn't Microsoft pushing ads onto the OS itself? If they are willing to show ads on the start menu, why would they block ads on Edge?

Possibly to fill the now empty space with their own ads? I wouldn't put it past them

Re: Google Chrome warns uBlock Origin may soon be disabled

#26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Microsoft Edge is now the most used member of the Chrome family Doubt it. > and Microsoft Edge is moving towards implementing their own equivalent of uBlock built into the browser (thus, not Javascript, runs much faster). Isn't Microsoft pushing ads onto the OS itself? If they are willing to show ads on the start menu, why would they block ads on Edge?

Possibly to fill the now empty space with their own ads? I wouldn't put it past them

Or simply to cripple Google.

Re: Google Chrome warns uBlock Origin may soon be disabled

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post #23

Just switch to Brave. Comes with great YouTube ad blocking too.

hear, hear! I've been using Brave for 2 years now and I can't complain. I don't remember the last time I saw any ads. I have ublock installed too just to add to the formula (no ads whatsoever).

Re: Google Chrome warns uBlock Origin may soon be disabled

#28
post #23

Just switch to Brave. Comes with great YouTube ad blocking too.

hear, hear! I've been using Brave for 2 years now and I can't complain. I don't remember the last time I saw any ads. I have ublock installed too just to add to the formula (no ads whatsoever).

Brave asks me to allow their own ads every 10 minutes even if I say I dont want it.

Re: Google Chrome warns uBlock Origin may soon be disabled

#29
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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Personally I switched to Safari and Brave due to their superior approaches to privacy. I am curious what did you switch to and why?

Firefox, though I'm currently looking at alternatives.

You can use Waterfox.

Re: Google Chrome warns uBlock Origin may soon be disabled

#30
post #23

Just switch to Brave. Comes with great YouTube ad blocking too.

Don't like chrome, google, and their anti-user practices? Try Red chrome instead!

Red chrome's advertising is too annoying? That's okay, you can try purple chrome! Or, for the Serious Business Person, we have Microsoft Blue chrome.

Please stop recommending people replace chrome with chrome in a different color.

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