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People keep saying that. There are two problems with that, namely ① Google's own ads are easy to block using the new API and ② the new API is effective at block
by Arnt 1y ago
People keep saying that. There are two problems with that, namely ① Google's own ads are easy to block using the new API and ② the new API is effective at blocking various evil attacks. If Google wanted to get rid of ad blockers, I'm sure they could come up with an API that does a better job than that.
https://textslashplain.com/2024/10/13/content-blocking-in-manifest-v3/ https://textslashplain.com/2024/10/13/content-blocking-in-ma... shows a ten-line ad blocker that blocks Google's ads, https://github.com/extesy/hoverzoom/discussions/670 https://github.com/extesy/hoverzoom/discussions/670 is a list of polite email messages from people who'd like to have elevated access to browsers.
- Rohansi 1y agoDon't forget about YouTube!
- crazygringo 1y agoWhat about YouTube? uBlock Origin Lite blocks YouTube ads just fine.
- Rohansi 1y agoNot for everyone. Do you really think Google wouldn't do anything about as blockers? Especially now that no ads is one of the selling points of YouTube Premium?
- crazygringo 1y agoHave you tried? There's a strength setting to the extension. At max strength it's been blocking all YT ads for a while. And it doesn't matter what I think about it. I'm giving you facts not opinions.