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Have they been able to figure out how to continue being effective with the new chrome manifest junk?

readams 3y ago
They haven't. When Chrome flips the switch it will not work well there.
jccalhoun 3y ago
Gorhill released a lite version as a test: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin-lite/ddkjiahejlhfcafbddmgiahcphecmpfh https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin-lite...
- birdboat00 3y ago
  how good is it compared to the non-light version for only ad blocking?
  - judge2020 3y ago
    It has a preset few lists in the extension, and you can only adjust a slider to determine blocking level, with the default just being DeclarativeWebRequest (non-blocking) ad domain blocking, and the higher tiers I suppose blocking dynamic content on the page like usual. No custom filters.
  - jccalhoun 3y ago
    When it was announced I used it for a while and I seem to remember that the lack of cosmetic filtering was the only thing I really noticed.
sleepybrett 3y ago
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kroltan 3y ago
Yes, use the User Agent that best represents your needs as an user. (In other words, pester Google to revert the junk, or use a non-junk browser)
pridkett 3y ago
They’re pretty clear. Switch to Firefox. uBlock Origin works best on Firefox for a number of reasons: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-best-on-Firefox https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...
- coldpie 3y ago
  For your mobile needs, uBlock Origin also works great in Firefox for Android!
  - RussianCow 3y ago
    This is, honestly, one of the things that brought me back to Android. Content blockers on mobile Safari just didn't work as well for me.
    - coldpie 3y ago
      Yeah. There's a glimmer of hope that Apple being forced to open the app store will allow us to use Firefox on iOS, too. Fingers crossed!
    - RankingMember 3y ago
      I use Brave on iOS. I know it's forced to be just a webkit skin there, but it's better, at least.
    - newscracker 3y ago
      There are several ad blockers or content blockers (free and paid) on iOS with varying experiences (and sometimes annoyances due to the platform limit on the number of rules a blocker can include). Firefox Focus on iOS comes a built-in blocker. Additionally, using something like NextDNS – which allows adding the same filter lists as uBlock Origin – also helps. Of course, these will not allow easy element picking and blocking.
- deleted 3y ago
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jacooper 3y ago
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- all2 3y ago
  I recommend brave as well. I've had it running on my phone for a month or two now and it is quite nice in terms of search results. I also don't really deal with ads on websites, including YT.
zamalek 3y ago
There is an experimental version for Chrome that does what it can, but many advertiser/tracker workarounds are not covered. One example is the CNAME trick: the website creates a CNAME subdomain and points it to the advertiser/tracker. I'm not sure what the current status of that is for Chrome (I use Firefox), but it certainly was effective against Manifest V3 blockers at some point. As-per gorhill: uBlock works best on Firefox.

They haven't. When Chrome flips the switch it will not work well there.

Gorhill released a lite version as a test: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin-lite/ddkjiahejlhfcafbddmgiahcphecmpfh https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin-lite...

birdboat00 3y ago
how good is it compared to the non-light version for only ad blocking?
- judge2020 3y ago
  It has a preset few lists in the extension, and you can only adjust a slider to determine blocking level, with the default just being DeclarativeWebRequest (non-blocking) ad domain blocking, and the higher tiers I suppose blocking dynamic content on the page like usual. No custom filters.
- jccalhoun 3y ago
  When it was announced I used it for a while and I seem to remember that the lack of cosmetic filtering was the only thing I really noticed.

sleepybrett 3y ago

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kroltan 3y ago

Yes, use the User Agent that best represents your needs as an user. (In other words, pester Google to revert the junk, or use a non-junk browser)

pridkett 3y ago

They’re pretty clear. Switch to Firefox. uBlock Origin works best on Firefox for a number of reasons: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-best-on-Firefox https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

coldpie 3y ago
For your mobile needs, uBlock Origin also works great in Firefox for Android!
- RussianCow 3y ago
  This is, honestly, one of the things that brought me back to Android. Content blockers on mobile Safari just didn't work as well for me.
  - coldpie 3y ago
    Yeah. There's a glimmer of hope that Apple being forced to open the app store will allow us to use Firefox on iOS, too. Fingers crossed!
  - RankingMember 3y ago
    I use Brave on iOS. I know it's forced to be just a webkit skin there, but it's better, at least.
  - newscracker 3y ago
    There are several ad blockers or content blockers (free and paid) on iOS with varying experiences (and sometimes annoyances due to the platform limit on the number of rules a blocker can include). Firefox Focus on iOS comes a built-in blocker. Additionally, using something like NextDNS – which allows adding the same filter lists as uBlock Origin – also helps. Of course, these will not allow easy element picking and blocking.
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jacooper 3y ago

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all2 3y ago
I recommend brave as well. I've had it running on my phone for a month or two now and it is quite nice in terms of search results. I also don't really deal with ads on websites, including YT.

zamalek 3y ago

There is an experimental version for Chrome that does what it can, but many advertiser/tracker workarounds are not covered. One example is the CNAME trick: the website creates a CNAME subdomain and points it to the advertiser/tracker. I'm not sure what the current status of that is for Chrome (I use Firefox), but it certainly was effective against Manifest V3 blockers at some point. As-per gorhill: uBlock works best on Firefox.