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Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin

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Re: Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin

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Post by culi »

einpoklum wrote: post #102
GeekyBear wrote: post #21

Firefox is also the only browser that vets uBlock's code on every update to make sure the developer hasn't inserted spyware or malware into the extension. They don't do it for every extension, but they do so for a wide selection of popular options. > Recommended extensions differ from other extensions that are regularly reviewed by Firefox staff in that they are curated extensions that meet the highest standards of s…

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I don't like telemetry being defaulted to opt-in but relax. It's anonymized and it's far and away the least intrusive of the major browsers

Re: Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin

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Post by rasz »

rwz wrote: post #63
rasz wrote: post #30

Vivaldi 8.1 still supports it (Chromium 150) as loaded unpacked extension. Edit: and latest August 14, 2026 Chromium 152.0.7977.38 based Snapshot https://vivaldi.com/blog/desktop/address-field-calculator-an... has this in patch notes: "[Extensions] Re-enable and extend Manifest V2 extension support for the time being (VB-130324)"

I wouldn't be sure this is a long term solution. Maintaining a this into perpetuity would probably take a lot of resources that Vivaldi team might not have.

For all possible MV2 extensions this is unsustainable for a small company. Supporting just uBO used by tens of millions of people? pretty doable as it only relies on few hooks into C functions that arent going anywhere.

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Post by tomjen3 »

DavidPiper wrote: post #108

Remember when Firefox was the first browser to have "tabbed browsing"? Obviously UBO isn't a first party feature - but if only Firefox could generate as much traction about ad blocking as they did with tabs.

Yeah, I remember.

I also remember it automatically blocking popup ads. That was a huge deal.

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Post by abdullahkhalids »

seabrookmx wrote: post #171
windowliker wrote: post #154

I often forget how browsing the web looks for most people. Can't understand why they put up with it, or do they just think that it's part and parcel of the internet to have every page look like a slot machine from hell?

> every page That's a bit hyperbolic. The areas of the internet I frequent do not have egregious ads (for example, this page). Areas where I really would like good ad-blocking (youtube) are often not covered by these ad blockers. Thankfully Youtube Premium isn't too expensive and solves that issue. Maybe it's better these days but I always found browser extensions (including uBlock) had a pretty big performance hit,…

uBlock causes a huge performance improvement for most regular people's computers.

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Post by yborg »

rwz wrote: post #63
rasz wrote: post #30

Vivaldi 8.1 still supports it (Chromium 150) as loaded unpacked extension. Edit: and latest August 14, 2026 Chromium 152.0.7977.38 based Snapshot https://vivaldi.com/blog/desktop/address-field-calculator-an... has this in patch notes: "[Extensions] Re-enable and extend Manifest V2 extension support for the time being (VB-130324)"

I wouldn't be sure this is a long term solution. Maintaining a this into perpetuity would probably take a lot of resources that Vivaldi team might not have.

Unless upstream introduces breaking changes I don't see why not. Google was killing this functionality for policy reasons, not because changes to the renderer required it or something. And LLM analysis is going to make maintaining forks easier going forward.

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Post by static_motion »

matheusmoreira wrote: post #118
michaelt wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I want my browser to prevent random extensions from directly reading web page data. To be honest, to me it sounds like you don't want browser extensions then. To me, directly messing with web page data and browser behaviour is the whole point of a browser extension - what else is a browser extension for?

The purpose of browser extensions is to build up an install base then sell out to some corporation that then promptly leverages that user base to exfiltrate data and monetize it. No thanks. They should have to declare to the browser what it is they want done instead.

And extensions do exactly that in Firefox. When installing (or updating) extensions you're notified of any and all permissions the extension is requesting from the browser and you're given the choice to proceed with the installation or not. Google goes a step further and just straight up denies user choice entirely.

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Post by Beijinger »

culi wrote: post #208
Beijinger wrote: post #205

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I recommend two more: 1. pass paywalls clean. 2. Social Fixer

You mean Bypass Paywalls Clean? It's illegal and it's not even on the Firefox extension store. You have to download it from some Russian Github alternative and manually install it. I will say however, it works remarkably well. I haven't seen a paywall in years!

Why should it be illegal?

Re: Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin

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Post by iammrpayments »

windowliker wrote: post #154

I often forget how browsing the web looks for most people. Can't understand why they put up with it, or do they just think that it's part and parcel of the internet to have every page look like a slot machine from hell?

Maybe it’s on purpose to keep people addicted to installing apps
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