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Apart from efficiency the most important difference between these two is that Adblock has a default Whitelist which allows certain type of ads to pass (i.e. by

Apart from efficiency the most important difference between these two is that Adblock has a default Whitelist which allows certain type of ads to pass (i.e. by charging advertisers like Google and Taboola millions of dollars to unblock their ads). [1] http://www.businessinsider.com/google-microsoft-amazon-taboola-pay-adblock-plus-to-stop-blocking-their-ads-2015-2 http://www.businessinsider.com/google-microsoft-amazon-taboo...

mschuster91 11y ago
While ABPs business model is ethically questionable, it is a win-win for all involved parties: 1) end users get spared from the worst bunch of ads (layer ads, huge screen-filling ads in the left/right margins between content and screen, auto-playing video ads, popup/popunder ads, ads that mess with your browsing history, pre-roll ads on video sites) 2) site owners don't have their revenue stream completely fucked with more and more people using ad blockers 3) advertisers, provided they play by the rules, still have a way to get their content out to users 4) ABP/Eyeo has financial resources for development, hosting, maintenance and is able to keep up in the whack-a-mole game with the nasty parts of the ad distribution networks
- rmc 11y ago
  OTOH your data is still being sent to the USA for snooping and spying.
- manigandham 11y ago
  It sounds nice in theory but ABP charges an outrageous 30% and allows anyone who pays, regardless of the quality or performance of their ads. You can look at their whitelist and find all sorts of intrusive and shady ad networks in there. This kind of funding model is bound to incentivize ABP into taking the wrong actions and working with bad actors.
hrvbr 11y ago
And reversely uBlock Origin doesn't block ads on Twitter and Tumblr, which makes it much less useful to me than Adblock Plus.
- sccxy 11y ago
  I don't see any ads on these sites using uBlock Origin. Maybe it is your problem? Time to update filter lists.
- anonymousab 11y ago
  Update your lists. Perhaps the auto update of the extension depends on the update settings of your browser.
- muppetman 11y ago
  uBlock Origin blocks nothing but what YOU tell it to. The problem isn't uBlock.
- gnodar 11y ago
  Here is the developer of uBlock Origin, telling me how to block Twitter specific requests: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11141600 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11141600

mschuster91 11y ago

While ABPs business model is ethically questionable, it is a win-win for all involved parties: 1) end users get spared from the worst bunch of ads (layer ads, huge screen-filling ads in the left/right margins between content and screen, auto-playing video ads, popup/popunder ads, ads that mess with your browsing history, pre-roll ads on video sites) 2) site owners don't have their revenue stream completely fucked with more and more people using ad blockers 3) advertisers, provided they play by the rules, still have a way to get their content out to users 4) ABP/Eyeo has financial resources for development, hosting, maintenance and is able to keep up in the whack-a-mole game with the nasty parts of the ad distribution networks

rmc 11y ago
OTOH your data is still being sent to the USA for snooping and spying.
manigandham 11y ago
It sounds nice in theory but ABP charges an outrageous 30% and allows anyone who pays, regardless of the quality or performance of their ads. You can look at their whitelist and find all sorts of intrusive and shady ad networks in there. This kind of funding model is bound to incentivize ABP into taking the wrong actions and working with bad actors.

hrvbr 11y ago

And reversely uBlock Origin doesn't block ads on Twitter and Tumblr, which makes it much less useful to me than Adblock Plus.

sccxy 11y ago
I don't see any ads on these sites using uBlock Origin. Maybe it is your problem? Time to update filter lists.
anonymousab 11y ago
Update your lists. Perhaps the auto update of the extension depends on the update settings of your browser.
muppetman 11y ago
uBlock Origin blocks nothing but what YOU tell it to. The problem isn't uBlock.
gnodar 11y ago
Here is the developer of uBlock Origin, telling me how to block Twitter specific requests: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11141600 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11141600