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I don't care about whether it's Chromium because of browser wars, I care about whether I can block ads.

by hbn 1y ago

Flux159 1y ago
I was able to add ublock origin lite as an extension & it seems to work the same as Chrome.
- SeanAnderson 1y ago
  uBlock origin lite kinda sucks compared to the OG uBlock, though. YouTube videos have this awkward buffering at the start now, sometimes YouTube homepage ads still load, sponsored placements on GrubHub/DoorDash appear and aren't able to be removed, etc.
  - verdverm 1y ago
    I thought that was more specific to YT than UB? My UB experience remains largely unchanged since the switch to manifest v3, I pay for YT to avoid ads and support creators directly.
    - SeanAnderson 1y ago
      "I pay to remove ads so my experience with a neutered adblocker isn't as bad" is a weird take. If you think the end game is companies deciding they're comfortable with removing ads in exchange for a subscription, rather than a subscription with a gradually increasing amount of ads, then I have a bridge to sell you. I support the creators I watch by donating to them directly.
      - verdverm 1y ago
        I use UB for all the other websites, not YT, it's a weird take to associate UB usage and experience with a single domain. > I support the creators I watch by donating to them directly. Me too, on top of the monthly fee that gets distributed to those I watch. More for every creator, even those I only watch once or sporadically
        SeanAnderson 1y ago
        I mentioned multiple domains...? I said it also impacts sponsored listings on food delivery platforms. Those used to be blocked and, more broadly, the ability to manually block specific elements of a webpage was lost with the transition to UB lite.
- wahnfrieden 1y ago
  It can block sponsored chat response content too? And agentic behaviors that act on behalf of sponsors?
- sunaookami 1y ago
  uBO Lite does not support a lot of filters and there is no element picker. Also, a lot of other add-ons are unsupported due to no MV2 support.
causalmodels 1y ago
The ads you're going to need to worry about are not going to be shown on webpages.
- bsparker 1y ago
  Are you implying that they are going to be inside of the chat response
  - zukzuk 1y ago
    They are going to be the chat response.
  - wahnfrieden 1y ago
    Yes, they are hiring for it. They want you to use their own apps instead of a web browser so that blocking tech cannot be created for it. https://sandstormdigital.com/2025/10/16/openai-is-building-its-own-ad-platform-inside-chatgpt/ https://sandstormdigital.com/2025/10/16/openai-is-building-i... https://www.contentgrip.com/openai-internal-ad-infrastructure/ https://www.contentgrip.com/openai-internal-ad-infrastructur...
    - hbn 1y ago
      If the ads are just brought in as a stream of text from the same endpoint that's streaming you the response you're wanting, how can that be blocked in the browser anyway? Another local LLM extension that reads the output and determines if part of it is too "ad-ey" so it can hide that part?
      - wahnfrieden 1y ago
        It will depend on how they implement the sponsored content. If there are regulations that require marking it as sponsored, that makes it easy to block. If not, then sure maybe via LLMs.

I don't care about whether it's Chromium because of browser wars, I care about whether I can block ads.

by hbn 1y ago

I don't care about whether it's Chromium because of browser wars, I care about whether I can block ads.

Flux159 1y ago

I was able to add ublock origin lite as an extension & it seems to work the same as Chrome.

SeanAnderson 1y ago
uBlock origin lite kinda sucks compared to the OG uBlock, though. YouTube videos have this awkward buffering at the start now, sometimes YouTube homepage ads still load, sponsored placements on GrubHub/DoorDash appear and aren't able to be removed, etc.
- verdverm 1y ago
  I thought that was more specific to YT than UB? My UB experience remains largely unchanged since the switch to manifest v3, I pay for YT to avoid ads and support creators directly.
  - SeanAnderson 1y ago
    "I pay to remove ads so my experience with a neutered adblocker isn't as bad" is a weird take. If you think the end game is companies deciding they're comfortable with removing ads in exchange for a subscription, rather than a subscription with a gradually increasing amount of ads, then I have a bridge to sell you. I support the creators I watch by donating to them directly.
    - verdverm 1y ago
      I use UB for all the other websites, not YT, it's a weird take to associate UB usage and experience with a single domain. > I support the creators I watch by donating to them directly. Me too, on top of the monthly fee that gets distributed to those I watch. More for every creator, even those I only watch once or sporadically
      - SeanAnderson 1y ago
        I mentioned multiple domains...? I said it also impacts sponsored listings on food delivery platforms. Those used to be blocked and, more broadly, the ability to manually block specific elements of a webpage was lost with the transition to UB lite.
wahnfrieden 1y ago
It can block sponsored chat response content too? And agentic behaviors that act on behalf of sponsors?
sunaookami 1y ago
uBO Lite does not support a lot of filters and there is no element picker. Also, a lot of other add-ons are unsupported due to no MV2 support.

causalmodels 1y ago

The ads you're going to need to worry about are not going to be shown on webpages.

bsparker 1y ago
Are you implying that they are going to be inside of the chat response
- zukzuk 1y ago
  They are going to be the chat response.
- wahnfrieden 1y ago
  Yes, they are hiring for it. They want you to use their own apps instead of a web browser so that blocking tech cannot be created for it. https://sandstormdigital.com/2025/10/16/openai-is-building-its-own-ad-platform-inside-chatgpt/ https://sandstormdigital.com/2025/10/16/openai-is-building-i... https://www.contentgrip.com/openai-internal-ad-infrastructure/ https://www.contentgrip.com/openai-internal-ad-infrastructur...
  - hbn 1y ago
    If the ads are just brought in as a stream of text from the same endpoint that's streaming you the response you're wanting, how can that be blocked in the browser anyway? Another local LLM extension that reads the output and determines if part of it is too "ad-ey" so it can hide that part?
    - wahnfrieden 1y ago
      It will depend on how they implement the sponsored content. If there are regulations that require marking it as sponsored, that makes it easy to block. If not, then sure maybe via LLMs.