Tell HN: I just updated my wife's Chrome, and uBlock is no longer supported

#1

Post by christophilus » Wed, Dec 25, 2024, 2:49 AM UTC

It seems the day has arrived. Merry Christmas from the folks at Google, I guess.

Re: Tell HN: I just updated my wife's Chrome, and uBlock is no longer supported

#2

Post by randomcatuser » Wed, Dec 25, 2024, 2:50 AM UTC

yeah same... but then i got an ad for Pie, which i guess works to block youtube ads

Re: Tell HN: I just updated my wife's Chrome, and uBlock is no longer supported

#3

Post by gnabgib » Wed, Dec 25, 2024, 3:09 AM UTC

Discussion (119 points, 79 days ago, 62 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41757178

Re: Tell HN: I just updated my wife's Chrome, and uBlock is no longer supported

#4

Post by peutetre » Wed, Dec 25, 2024, 4:38 AM UTC

Friends don't let friends use Chrome. Use Firefox. uBlock Origin works best with Firefox:

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

Re: Tell HN: I just updated my wife's Chrome, and uBlock is no longer supported

#5

Post by not_your_vase » Wed, Dec 25, 2024, 5:26 AM UTC

That definitely shows why Google isn't abusing its monopoly powers, and why it shouldn't be broken up.

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#6

Post by Krustopolis » Wed, Dec 25, 2024, 6:16 AM UTC

Happened to me a couple of days ago. I installed Ublock Lite and it seems “good enough”.

Re: Tell HN: I just updated my wife's Chrome, and uBlock is no longer supported

#7

Post by Flimm » Wed, Dec 25, 2024, 6:20 AM UTC

Reminder: uBlock and uBlock Origin are different extensions from different developers.

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Post by imcritic » Wed, Dec 25, 2024, 6:27 AM UTC

peutetre wrote: post #4

Friends don't let friends use Chrome. Use Firefox. uBlock Origin works best with Firefox: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

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Re: Tell HN: I just updated my wife's Chrome, and uBlock is no longer supported

#9

Post by tech234a » Wed, Dec 25, 2024, 6:31 AM UTC

The removal can be bypassed until June 2025: https://old.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/1d49ud1/manif...

Re: Tell HN: I just updated my wife's Chrome, and uBlock is no longer supported

#10

Post by peutetre » Wed, Dec 25, 2024, 6:37 AM UTC

tech234a wrote: post #9

The removal can be bypassed until June 2025: https://old.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/1d49ud1/manif...

Bypass Chrome altogether. Use Firefox.