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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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[-] aceshigh@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I have a Chromebook, what do I need to do to get ubo? From my understanding, Firefox is not supported in the browser so I'd need to get Linux? How does security work with Linux?

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[-] Katana314@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Not quite on topic, but: This past week developers at my company have been slammed by the Chrome DevTools debugger freezing when you hit a breakpoint. There's been no tracked bug and no timeline from Chrome on a fix. It's been a little bit of a lesson in having just one browser engine.

[-] TheFrirish@jlai.lu 4 points 4 months ago

I don't want to let go of my poor Vivaldi it's a blast of a browser

[-] mke@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Oh, how I get you! I managed to switch to Firefox after a while, but it took some adapting, and still I miss some of Vivaldi's features. That sidebar is simply fantastic.

[-] ShortFuse@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

I've been using uBOLite for about a year and I'm pretty happy with it. You don't have to give the extension access to the content on the page and all the filtering on the browser engine, not over JavaScript.

[-] BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Did I miss a piece? I don't see anywhere in the original statement where firefox is actively recommended, just mentioned as an example.

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