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uBlock Origin 1.53

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Re: uBlock Origin 1.53

#51

Post by pests »

all2 wrote: post #12
flakes wrote: post #9

I'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.

This. I've pretty much stopped using YouTube since the adblocker blocker shut me out. I figure it's a good time to kick a bad habit. :D

I've gotten so much value out of YouTube over the last 15 years, I added an exception for them.

Maybe YouTube isn't the bad habit, but how (metaphorical) you use it?

Re: uBlock Origin 1.53

#52

Post by a2dam »

iza wrote: post #50

Is there something significant about this release? I read the changelog but nothing really stands out to me.

I was going to ask the same thing. Why is this on the top of the front page?

Re: uBlock Origin 1.53

#53

Post by squarefoot »

reactordev wrote: post #45
soultrees wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s crazy. Even with an adblocker you are subjected to a crazy amount of ads or hostile design. With ads, it’s just a free for all on your attention.

and for your cpu. Ads are the number one killer of performance.

And money. Metered connections do exist, and ads consume a lot of bandwidth which is not free.

Re: uBlock Origin 1.53

#54

Post by jchook »

beej71 wrote: post #16

"uBO works best on Firefox". I can't say I'm totally shocked that getting it working better under Chrome is somehow more difficult.

Chrome now aggressively blocks ad blockers on YouTube.com

Re: uBlock Origin 1.53

#56

Post by pests »

mantra2 wrote: post #6
uoaei wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ad-blocking never stopped working for me. I use a combo of uBlock Origin, uMatrix, and Unhook.

I don’t think they’ve rolled it out to everyone yet.

They haven't. I was hit just last week.

Re: uBlock Origin 1.53

#57

Post by RachelF »

reactordev wrote: post #45
soultrees wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s crazy. Even with an adblocker you are subjected to a crazy amount of ads or hostile design. With ads, it’s just a free for all on your attention.

and for your cpu. Ads are the number one killer of performance.

I wonder what the CO2 emissions of all these ads are?

Re: uBlock Origin 1.53

#58

Post by kriro »

I have been hit a lot by the adblock-block and my default browser for youtube was Chrome with uBlock. There was some back and forth and it still worked around 50% of the time. I took the oportunity to try the youtube experience on a brand new clean browser, not logged in. My seed recommendations were 80% right wing and conspiracy material. I humored the algorithm a bit and after three days I was basically in a right wing/anti science/flat and hollow earth bubble. An interesting experience to say the least. It is basically the opposite of my real world interests. I'd describe myself as libertarian and love to learn about different cultures and I do work in academia.

I have since cut my youtube viewing by about 50-80% and am not using Chrome anymore (except for testing/security). Great success Google and thanks for all the idiotic brainwashing content.

I do get that youtube needs to make money somehow and adds are the way. Unfortunately the experienc is so bad, perormance is suffering etc. that I'd rather have no youtube than youtube with adds.

Re: uBlock Origin 1.53

#59

Post by Already__Taken »

codeflo wrote: post #48

From the “uBO works best in Firefox” page, I found this gem: > Firefox will wait for uBO to be ready before sending network requests from already opened tab(s) at browser launch. > In Chromium-based browsers, this is not the case. Tracker/advertisement payloads may find their way into already opened tabs before uBO is ready, while Firefox will properly filter these. That’s a hell of a “bug” in Chromium, that blocker…

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Re: uBlock Origin 1.53

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Post by vietvu »

codeflo wrote: post #48

From the “uBO works best in Firefox” page, I found this gem: > Firefox will wait for uBO to be ready before sending network requests from already opened tab(s) at browser launch. > In Chromium-based browsers, this is not the case. Tracker/advertisement payloads may find their way into already opened tabs before uBO is ready, while Firefox will properly filter these. That’s a hell of a “bug” in Chromium, that blocker…

Anti ad block feature, not a bug I guess.
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