gorhill should be given a Nobel Prize and a knighthood for contributions to humanity.
How many Kilowatts has this man saved by computers not having to load trackers and render ad banners!?
uBlock Origin 1.53
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#32A nice little Quality Of Life improvement for me with uBlock Origin recently has been using it top block Confluence's pop ups when someone has commented on a page I'm reading.
We use Confluence to do document reviews at work, and sitting there attempting to read a document while Confluence is popping up that annoying dialogue box over and over again as people comment on the doc is insanely annoying. With uBlock Origin I was able to (after a few false attempts) sniff the specific element and filter it out.
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#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
One thing which seriously improves my experience is using the "Block element" feature on non-ads as well. Suggested videos, youtube shorts, banners, etc, all get blocked. Leaves the site much more lean and leaves less distracting visual clutter. I use this strategy on a lot of sites (which sadly includes stackoverflow lately).
You might wanna use Unhook.
Potentially, for now I can get away with my custom filter list :)
I generally try to limit the total amount of extensions I have on my browser, to a list of tools I feel that I can trust. I apply the same mentality for dependencies in my software. Limits the surface area for supply chain attacks.
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#34I've been using uBlock since shortly after it launched, and I'd rather lose access to all Google services than not have an ad blocker. I seriously question how people use a browser without one. Completely changes how the web feels.
A few years now since I have given up on (most) of Google's services. YouTube via Newpipe is the only exception I can think of. But if it came between choosing between uBlock and anything? I choose uBlock!
Same. But IMHO Google would be fine with this. They aren't in the business of giving out CPU time and bandwidth for free – your data must be catalogued and correlated and sold to keep YouTube viable.
What do they gain from the 5-10% of users consuming videos but offering no salable data in return? It's a direct hit to the bottom line from a minority who would rather stop using the service than be converted to impressions. Good riddance
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#35How is UBO on Google Chrome different than Brave browser?
Context - I've used UBO on Google Chrome in the past and now using Brave browser for the last few years. I don't see much difference how web feels with UBO and Brave.
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#37How is UBO on Google Chrome different than Brave browser? Context - I've used UBO on Google Chrome in the past and now using Brave browser for the last few years. I don't see much difference how web feels with UBO and Brave.
uBlock blocks ads while Brave deliberately shows you ads and gives you monopoly tokens.
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#38Earlier quoted context omitted.
A few years now since I have given up on (most) of Google's services. YouTube via Newpipe is the only exception I can think of. But if it came between choosing between uBlock and anything? I choose uBlock!
Same. But IMHO Google would be fine with this. They aren't in the business of giving out CPU time and bandwidth for free – your data must be catalogued and correlated and sold to keep YouTube viable. What do they gain from the 5-10% of users consuming videos but offering no salable data in return? It's a direct hit to the bottom line from a minority who would rather stop using the service than be converted to impress…
It's just going to push the smart people with self respect to other platforms. YouTube will then cater to the captive ad tolerant audience that's left and the quality of the whole platform will degrade. More people will leave, the quality will drop, the number of ads will go up, etc. This will reduce the quality of video on YouTube until what you basically have now on reddit: a hot trash fire. Sure you can milk these people for a while, but eventually they'll follow the crowd elsewhere. Cable TV -> Netflix.
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#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
A few years now since I have given up on (most) of Google's services. YouTube via Newpipe is the only exception I can think of. But if it came between choosing between uBlock and anything? I choose uBlock!
Same. But IMHO Google would be fine with this. They aren't in the business of giving out CPU time and bandwidth for free – your data must be catalogued and correlated and sold to keep YouTube viable. What do they gain from the 5-10% of users consuming videos but offering no salable data in return? It's a direct hit to the bottom line from a minority who would rather stop using the service than be converted to impress…
YouTube isn’t just a video sharing site though. It’s a social media site. There is value in people participating by replying and Liking/Disliking.
Frankly, banning ad-blockers feels like treating the symptoms rather than the cause. There is something wrong with your platform if people hate your ads so much that if they can’t block them they would rather not visit your site at all.
Re: uBlock Origin 1.53
#40How is UBO on Google Chrome different than Brave browser? Context - I've used UBO on Google Chrome in the past and now using Brave browser for the last few years. I don't see much difference how web feels with UBO and Brave.
uBlock blocks ads while Brave deliberately shows you ads and gives you monopoly tokens.
I think that's opt in now:
> But if you choose to see Brave Ads, you can earn.