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uBlock-Origin 1.53.4 – 1.53.0 plus fix for Microsoft Edge

72 points by archo 3y ago

dvfjsdhgfv 3y ago
Does anyone know of a fix for "Suggested for you" pages in FB feed? I used a very clean feed with just posts from my friends and all ads blocked but for some reason none of the lists used by uBlock Origin is able to block the new code for "Suggested for you". Any ideas? EDIT: This is also a call for you, ex-Facebook engineers who once wanted to make the world a better place. You can help now to deobfuscate this code and make this trash disappear.
- mmsc 3y ago
  FB Purity is a dedicated extension for that: https://www.fbpurity.com/ https://www.fbpurity.com/
  - dvfjsdhgfv 3y ago
    They specifically say about that (on FB...)[0]: "I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that Facebook seem to have rolled out new Sponsored Post code which is currently evading FBP's filters. The good news is I'm looking into fixing it. Please be patient while I work on a fix" So I wonder whether someone managed to come up with a solution. [0] https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:gg2Y-FdFDgUJ:https://www.facebook.com/fluffbustingpurity/&hl=en&gl=pl&client=firefox-b-d https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:gg2Y-F...
- rightbyte 3y ago
  Seems like a waste of effort. Enjoy the adds so that you don't forget it is spyware. Making the use of malicious platforms better for devs is counter productive to the obvious goal of not having our friends and family use it at all, so we don't have to either.
- throw_pm23 3y ago
  I know of a fix, but you will not like it.
  - tremon 3y ago
    Thanks for the help, Marvin.
cebert 3y ago
I wonder how many people are actually running Microsoft Edge by choice rather that as a result if Microsoft’s aggressive attempts to force it on them.
- glimshe 3y ago
  I am across all my devices. It's basically Chrome with some nice additional configuration options (such as vertical tabs). I do it because between Google spyware and Microsoft spyware, I'll take the latter - Microsoft doesn't have such vast ads network and I hate Google's aggressive contextual ads. Firefox is nice, but not as performant.
- FactolSarin 3y ago
  On my corporate laptop, I only have Edge and Chrome installed, and I run Edge by choice. I like the horizontal (I meant vertical!) tabs. At home it's Firefox. I guess I mostly just don't want to use Chrome :D
  - jmprspret 3y ago
    Same situation here. I do enjoy vertical tabs. I think edge has the best implementation of them.
    - jnrk 3y ago
      Arc has the best Chrome-based implementation IMO. The best implementation all-round is tree style tabs in Firefox.
      - jmprspret 3y ago
        Tree style tabs are good. Great, even. But their UX implementation as a sidebar add-on isn't ideal IMO. Where edge gets it right is the side-tab bar can be automatically collapsed and extended on hover. I don't recall if you can do this with TST - its been a while since I've used it. But the fact that edge's implementation is native and not an add-on, makes it feel far more integrated and less clunky.
hacker464 3y ago
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72 points by archo 3y ago

Does anyone know of a fix for "Suggested for you" pages in FB feed? I used a very clean feed with just posts from my friends and all ads blocked but for some reason none of the lists used by uBlock Origin is able to block the new code for "Suggested for you". Any ideas? EDIT: This is also a call for you, ex-Facebook engineers who once wanted to make the world a better place. You can help now to deobfuscate this code and make this trash disappear.

mmsc 3y ago
FB Purity is a dedicated extension for that: https://www.fbpurity.com/ https://www.fbpurity.com/
- dvfjsdhgfv 3y ago
  They specifically say about that (on FB...)[0]: "I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that Facebook seem to have rolled out new Sponsored Post code which is currently evading FBP's filters. The good news is I'm looking into fixing it. Please be patient while I work on a fix" So I wonder whether someone managed to come up with a solution. [0] https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:gg2Y-FdFDgUJ:https://www.facebook.com/fluffbustingpurity/&hl=en&gl=pl&client=firefox-b-d https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:gg2Y-F...
rightbyte 3y ago
Seems like a waste of effort. Enjoy the adds so that you don't forget it is spyware. Making the use of malicious platforms better for devs is counter productive to the obvious goal of not having our friends and family use it at all, so we don't have to either.
throw_pm23 3y ago
I know of a fix, but you will not like it.
- tremon 3y ago
  Thanks for the help, Marvin.

cebert 3y ago

I wonder how many people are actually running Microsoft Edge by choice rather that as a result if Microsoft’s aggressive attempts to force it on them.

glimshe 3y ago
I am across all my devices. It's basically Chrome with some nice additional configuration options (such as vertical tabs). I do it because between Google spyware and Microsoft spyware, I'll take the latter - Microsoft doesn't have such vast ads network and I hate Google's aggressive contextual ads. Firefox is nice, but not as performant.
FactolSarin 3y ago
On my corporate laptop, I only have Edge and Chrome installed, and I run Edge by choice. I like the horizontal (I meant vertical!) tabs. At home it's Firefox. I guess I mostly just don't want to use Chrome :D
- jmprspret 3y ago
  Same situation here. I do enjoy vertical tabs. I think edge has the best implementation of them.
  - jnrk 3y ago
    Arc has the best Chrome-based implementation IMO. The best implementation all-round is tree style tabs in Firefox.
    - jmprspret 3y ago
      Tree style tabs are good. Great, even. But their UX implementation as a sidebar add-on isn't ideal IMO. Where edge gets it right is the side-tab bar can be automatically collapsed and extended on hover. I don't recall if you can do this with TST - its been a while since I've used it. But the fact that edge's implementation is native and not an add-on, makes it feel far more integrated and less clunky.

hacker464 3y ago

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