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uBlock Origin developer recommends switching to Firefox as Chrome flags the extension (github.com)

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~~https://www.neowin.net/news/ublock-origin-developer-recommends-switching-to-ublock-lite-as-chrome-flags-the-extension/~~

EDIT: Apologies. Updated with a link to what gorhill REALLY said:

Manifest v2 uBO will not be automatically replaced by Manifest v3 uBOL[ight]. uBOL is too different from uBO for it to silently replace uBO -- you will have to explicitly make a choice as to which extension should replace uBO according to your own prerogatives.

Ultimately whether uBOL is an acceptable alternative to uBO is up to you, it's not a choice that will be made for you.

Will development of uBO continue? Yes, there are other browsers which are not deprecating Manifest v2, e.g. Firefox.

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[-] cygnus@lemmy.ca 266 points 4 months ago

They should recommend switching to Firefox instead. It's clear that Google cannot be allowed to have a monopoly on browsers.

[-] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 114 points 4 months ago

The title is misleading, or false.

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-best-on-Firefox

This document explains why uBO works best in Firefox.

[-] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 32 points 4 months ago

The title is misleading, or false.

[-] JackFrostNCola@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Welcome to 2024, where people only read the headline and the article is compiled by AI

[-] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 months ago

[-] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 70 points 4 months ago

Even better is FF mobile (on Android) supports full list of addons, including uBlock Origin.

The using the web without uBlock Origin is cancer.

[-] Miimikko@lemmy.world 22 points 4 months ago

Though not container tabs (yet)?

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 12 points 4 months ago

Unfortunately no.

[-] undefined@links.hackliberty.org 3 points 4 months ago

How do you account for all other apps? My personal preference is using VPN along with DNS filtering to cut shit out system-wide.

I’m on iOS but the number of telemetry, tracking and ad domains requested by apps outside the browser is alarming (many of them owned by Google).

[-] Teknikal@eviltoast.org 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

They should I've been using mull on mobile and Librewolf on Windows 10 since the first time Google announced these Anti Adblock intensions. Must be a few years now.

I did mess with Thorium a little when it claimed to be the fastest browser on earth but yeah apart from that I've been using hardened Firefox forks

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