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How is this different that the uBlock Origin addon for Firefox that I have been running for the last 5 years?
by rc_kas 3y ago
How is this different that the uBlock Origin addon for Firefox that I have been running for the last 5 years?
- captn3m0 3y agoIt uses browser provided APIs for filtering, instead of running script injection on every page. This improves security, and performance at the cost of some capability. The reduction in capability comes from the inability to do all kinds of cosmetic filtering, but it lets you enable this on a per site basis. Check the details on the extension page for more information.
- 38 3y ago> improves security, and performance > reduction in performance huh?
- captn3m0 3y agoTypo, reduction in capability. Corrected above.
- afterburner 3y ago> The reduction in capability comes from the inability to do all kinds of cosmetic filtering Oh, that's too bad. The cosmetic filtering is incredible. I wonder how much I would be impacted by switching to Lite. Guess I'll try one day.
- eclipticplane 3y agoIt's definitely jankier without cosmetic filters. You end up with content holes and weird layouts when trackers or ads don't load -- much like browsing on bad wifi. You still avoid (most) ads. The new method will almost certainly allow site/ad network operators to work around the block filters more easily than they could uBlock Origin.
- mission_failed 3y agoAre there stats on performance differences? Anecdotally, I find that blocking ads and associated garbage massively improves page loading, and FF performs fine even with hundreds of tabs open
- captn3m0 3y agoWould be nice to see benchmarks, I agree. Will take a stab at it, if I remember #ideas.
- throwawaylolx 3y ago"Cosmetic filtering" sounds unimportant, but it's what most people expect from ad blockers. It's a bizarre term.
- thrdbndndn 3y agoYeah I personally prefer "element hiding" as the (once) good old ABP calls them.
- rc_kas 3y agothank you for the information
- tech234a 3y agoThe biggest loss is the ability to add custom Block Element rules, and currently filter lists must be selected from a pre-set list.
- eipi10_hn 3y agoActually as a volunteer for the project, I personally consider the lack of regex filters, `redirect-rule` and unable to fast updates are more severe than "hiding elements" ability.
- kccqzy 3y agoI'm going to use it and not the original uBlock Origin for a week and see how it goes. Only sure way to tell.