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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 gear54rus »

wkat4242 wrote: post #433
gruez wrote: post #295

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This conspiracy theory doesn't make sense because safari's content blockers (ie. the nerfed version of adblock) block most ads just fine, especially from google ads. The only ads that get through are first party ads (eg. youtube), but as of a few years ago adblockers could block those as well, so it's a moot point.

For me the element blockers are the most important of all. It's not just about blocking ads. It's about making websites more usable. Ads are only one of those detrimental points. Many websites bombard you with big photos of their articles. I block all that with custom blocklists so the end result is a lot more like here at hacker news.

Taking this as an opportuinty to pitch an extension I developed to do that and more: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/web-defuser/

The main difference between this and current element blockers is that Web Defuser allows you to block annoying behaviors (by modifying requests/responses in flight) in addition to elements.

At the moment it's a bit lacking in the UI department, I'd appreciate early adopter feedback (you can contact me at gmail with my username).

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

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Post by arccy »

culi wrote: post #807
crazygringo wrote: post #762

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That's not true. The requests themselves are blocked: https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/reference/api/d...

Lol yeah with a max number of rules being 50 https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/Web... But declarativeNetRequest is the alternative to the webRequest API which Chrome is removing. Using declarativeNetRequest means you have to rely on static rules instead of the dynamic logic that the webRequest API allowed. This is extremely trivial to bypass. So much so that it's basically nothing at all. Espec…

330k, not 50 https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as...

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

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Post by whstl »

keybits wrote: post #618
betaby wrote: post #138

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Could you please tell me what "Youtube-blocking Safari extensions" are you referring? Are they MacOS only or can be installed on IPad? Thanks!

I can recommend Wipr 2 - excellent blocker from a great developer. I've now switched to Safari for all my YouTube watching. Universal purchase works on macOS, ipadOS and iOS.

I just downloaded it.

It works way better for Youtube than the one I had, and after some more testing I don't need the additional annoyance blockers I had. I might just go back to Safari!

Thanks for the recommendation.

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

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Post by XzetaU8 »

xnx wrote: post #791
firebot wrote: post #657

works fine here, though it says it "may soon no longer be supported" Edge store doesn't even mention that, in fact it's featured. I switched to edge canary on my phone because the dev options allow you to install extensions by id/crx, which I've used to get ublock origin, though it crashes sometimes, and doesn't work when you reload the whole browser, until you refresh the page or manually reactivate the extension...…

Kiwi browser is also good for adblocking on Android.

Kiwi Browser is officially discontinued

https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1i86ybn/kiwi_brows...

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

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Post by XzetaU8 »

BuckRogers wrote: post #326

I moved to Adguard years ago when I found that uBlock Origin Lite doesn't support custom filter lists. If Adguard can support that on MV3 then uBlock Origin is artificially gimping uBOL on Edge/Chrome.

Re Custom filter lists

https://adguard.info/en/blog/review-issues-in-chrome-web-sto...

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

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Post by caminante »

orphea wrote: post #550
caminante wrote: post #211

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Not really. 90% of users won't notice a difference. Here's the feature diff. [0] [0] https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as...

> Not really. Straight from the FAQ you linked: In general, uBOL will be less effective at dealing with websites using anti-content blocker or minimizing website breakage. Sooo... yes really?

You scroll past multiple paragraphs that say "maybe. maybe not" and "it depends on your browsing" to cherrypick a quote qualified with "in general."

LOL! You know that's bad faith.

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

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Post by xnx »

XzetaU8 wrote: post #884
xnx wrote: post #791

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Kiwi browser is also good for adblocking on Android.

Kiwi Browser is officially discontinued https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1i86ybn/kiwi_brows...

Oh no! Thanks for the info. I'm assuming Edge on Android has all the crappy tracking and dark patterns of the desktop version?

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

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Post by account42 »

djhn wrote: post #836
mh- wrote: post #835

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Guess I know what I'm deploying in my enterprise of one seat.

If anyone finds a good guide, this would be a great place to share it.

People will do anything not to get eating, except getting rid of the beast.

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

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Post by XzetaU8 »

xnx wrote: post #887
XzetaU8 wrote: post #884

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Kiwi Browser is officially discontinued https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1i86ybn/kiwi_brows...

Oh no! Thanks for the info. I'm assuming Edge on Android has all the crappy tracking and dark patterns of the desktop version?

https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/el/reports/com.microso...

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

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Post by almd »

My dumb theory is that they’re trying to break up the “monopoly” allegations. But, I’m not sure what the stats are for how many people use ad block blockers like ublock, and are willing to migrate to a different browser because of its loss. On top of that, like others say there are still ad blockers available.

Terrible sample size: I moved to FF as soon as I couldn’t use a cookie cleaner for web dev work, and ublock origin.

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