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uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store

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Re: uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store

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Post by 1970-01-01 »

phito wrote: post #51

I hear so many people IRL complaining about this. I tell them to switch to firefox, that the adblockers still work there, and they still won't switch to it because they are "used to chrome". I really feel like google won this battle. People will through a lot of abuse just to maintain their habits.

It's not so much 'Chrome won' as 'Firefox lost'

I still have no idea why Firefox/Mozilla think they need to compete with the other browsers. None of their '10 Principals' is "win the browser wars"

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/manifesto/

Re: uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store

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Post by Aachen »

rafram wrote: post #720
marcosdumay wrote: post #543

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They switched because Google bundled invisible Chrome installers in other software that would not only make its browser the default, but also invisibly steal IE clicks. A move that was widely celebrated at the time.

Source?

https://www.reddit.com/r/windows/comments/w9fd1g/new_compute...

Must say it's really hard to find who might have paid for a bundled installer. Filezilla I remember had a lot of those and some forum threads will mention a specific "offer" they got, but there's no listing anywhere, and it's not in the source code history because they were (so I just read) dynamically fetched from advertisement servers upon launching the installer. Searching the web for Google Chrome bundling (phrased a few different ways), you get mostly present-day results about how to install Chrome or how to bundle it as sysadmin in a Windows group policy or something. This is the one thread I found where it sounds like computer manufacturers bundled it, but if there's many more then I'm not sure I'd have found it

Re: uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store

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Post by apeace »

culi wrote: post #810
6SixTy wrote: post #760

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't doubt you are incorrect, but that's a response for a different conversation altogether.

You said "only the Android version" iOS users are able to download browser extensions as well. They just have to be for WebKit. Which there are plenty of. The iOS version of Firefox uses WebKit under the hood (for now at least)

There is also Firefox Focus. Been using it on iOS since it came out a few years ago.

It integrates as an ad blocker for Safari, so I don't actually use Firefox itself (since as you mentioned, all browsers on iOS are just a wrapper to Safari anyways).

I just browse using Safari and ads are blocked by Firefox Focus. Pretty neat.

Re: uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store

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Post by rafram »

Aachen wrote: post #933
rafram wrote: post #720

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Source?

https://www.reddit.com/r/windows/comments/w9fd1g/new_compute... Must say it's really hard to find who might have paid for a bundled installer. Filezilla I remember had a lot of those and some forum threads will mention a specific "offer" they got, but there's no listing anywhere, and it's not in the source code history because they were (so I just read) dynamically fetched from advertisement servers upon launching th…

GP said:

> Google bundled invisible Chrome installers in other software that would not only make its browser the default, but also invisibly steal IE clicks.

An anecdote from someone who "bought a second hand laptop off ebay" and found Chrome preinstalled isn't relevant.

Re: uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store

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Post by apeace »

Vinnl wrote: post #523
dgacmu wrote: post #39

I've been running firefox on my laptop for the last year, with Chrome on my desktop, as a way to head-to-head them. For folks contemplating the switch, it hasn't been bad at all. Some better, some worse, but overall I rarely notice major differences except for a very small handful of sites that won't work with FF. And I still have all of my uBlock origin happiness. :)

Be sure to use "Report broken site" in the main menu on that handful of sites. Often there are things folks can do to fix it for you, if many people are running into it - but only if it's known. More info: https://old.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/1de7bu1/were_the_f...

I was confused by "main menu" so I took a look and it is in the Help menu, for those wondering (I'm on Mac).

I didn't know this existed but will totally use it now! Thanks!

Re: uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store

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Post by fraXis »

aerhardt wrote: post #506

I have it installed on Arc and it still works, I guess that's expected but it will degrade soon? I love Arc but I'd better not see an ad or that will be reason to jump ship. I pay for quite a few web services I like (eg, Youtube) but I'd drop a bollock if I saw a display ad on the open web.

If you like Arc, I suggest trying Zen Browser. It looks and behaves just like Arc, but it has the benefit of upgrades and support. Arc Browser has almost been abandoned because they are working on a new product.

https://zen-browser.app

Re: uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store

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Post by sotix »

timmg wrote: post #719
sotix wrote: post #668

This is the death of the hacker. We have allowed new heights of power and unchecked control decide they know better than us. We are no longer allowed or trusted to make choices in our best interests. Many practice apologetics for why this is necessary, pointing to Apple and Mozilla, as if that doesn’t make this change any less devastating. It was a great run. The silver lining is it can be the birth of a new generati…

> We are no longer allowed or trusted to make choices in our best interests. Ironically (or not) this is the Apple side of the Android/iOS debate. And most people are happier with iOS. (And use Macs over Linux, FWIW.) [I probably shouldn't mention that I personally think adblockers are unethical :) ]

> And most people are happier with iOS.

Source?

> And use Macs over Linux, FWIW.

This could be explained by marketing.

> I personally think adblockers are unethical

Do you think ads are ethical? For a relevant example, how about an Apple ad that successfully uses emotion to convince you to buy a Mac instead of a Linux computer that would better suit your needs at a better price hypothetically?

Re: uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store

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Post by m463 »

AstralSerenity wrote: post #213
jordanb wrote: post #188

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I hope Mozilla realizes (and still cares) that they have a huge opportunity here to be the power-browser where you can get awesome extensions, The problem is that Mozilla's customers are not Firefox's users. Mozilla's customer is Google. They pay Mozilla to exist and they are paying Mozilla to intentionally drive Firefox into the ground. I think it's pretty clear that the TOS change basically coincided with the rem…

My understanding is Mozilla contracted its footprint substantially to remain sustainable in a future without Google's monetary contribution.

https://www.jwz.org/blog/2024/10/mozillas-ceo-doubles-down-o...
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