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For those who use uBlock Origin Lite, have you noticed any issues/deficiencies in what ads are blocked? I haven't.

jimrandomh 2mo ago
I use Firefox with (non-lite) uBlock Origin, and occasionally fire up Chrome (with uBO Lite) for testing. The main issue that I run into is that uBO lite filters can't vary per-domain, so in order to rule out an ad-blocking-false-positive on something I'm developing, I have to turn it off for _all_ sites, not just localhost. (Actual false positives are rare, but needing to check is not so rare.)
- tredre3 2mo ago
  That's not true, the on/off toggle is per-site in uBlock Origin Lite.
  - jimrandomh 2mo ago
    ...Huh. I just rechecked, and indeed it was. I may have been remembering a limitation that was present temporarily when the MV3 switchover happened.
hn_submit 2mo ago
In the short time I've used it I haven't noticed any appreciable difference.
socalgal2 2mo ago
I have not really had any issues with ads using uBlock Origin Lite. It's like the complainers live in an alternate reality or just listened to some influencer and never actually checked. I do miss the rules that let me remove stuff based like CSS like selectors. The strange thing is, even though uBlock Origin Lite doesn't support that feature it's still totally possible to make an extension that does that. Maybe the specific thing uBlock Origin was doing is not possible but making an extension that follows rules and hides/deletes elements with different rules per site is still fully possible under manifest v3
- armadyl 2mo ago
  But you can do this with uBOL? I’m not sure what you mean. I have multiple rules to hide elements on various sites. With HN I hide elements and can give it a custom CSS dark mode through uBOL. Works on both desktop and iOS.
Marsymars 2mo ago
I’ve found uBlock Origin Lite (and every other non-uBlock Origin blocker) to struggle with websites using Ad-Shield. (i.e. the entire website breaks.)
Recursing 2mo ago
Haven't noticed any issue, the main limitation is the lack of mobile support on Chrome, but that has always been the case. I'm so grateful for Firefox on Android
Shank 2mo ago
My experience using uBlock Origin Lite on iOS is that some particularly intrusive ads will figure out a way to load, like local news sites from the US, and many sites will be fully broken (missing entire content portions, content doesn’t scroll, entire page can’t be interacted with). These issues simply don’t occur on uBlock Origin but only exist as an artifact of aggressively blocking elements without applying fixes to unbreak sites.
XzetaU8 2mo ago
Same here. although these days i prefer the mix uBlock Stripped + 3P-Matrix-lite. [uBlock Stripped] https://github.com/Kees1958/uBol-stripped https://github.com/Kees1958/uBol-stripped https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-stripped-%E2%80%94-dynamic/femdnbckdgobaelpmbbajpidneljkjaa?pli=1 https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-stripped-%E2... [3P-Matrix-lite] https://github.com/Kees1958/3P-Matrix-lite https://github.com/Kees1958/3P-Matrix-lite https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/3p-matrix-lite/oljiiikeojepiiaoaicpddpgpfiloejj?pli=1 https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/3p-matrix-lite/olji...
leros 2mo ago
I honestly haven't really noticed a difference in ads after switching to the Lite version. It seems to work well enough.
timbit42 2mo ago
It seems to block most, if not all, ads but I wonder whether it blocks tracking as well as uBO.
fsflover 2mo ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49308184 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49308184

I use Firefox with (non-lite) uBlock Origin, and occasionally fire up Chrome (with uBO Lite) for testing. The main issue that I run into is that uBO lite filters can't vary per-domain, so in order to rule out an ad-blocking-false-positive on something I'm developing, I have to turn it off for _all_ sites, not just localhost. (Actual false positives are rare, but needing to check is not so rare.)

tredre3 2mo ago
That's not true, the on/off toggle is per-site in uBlock Origin Lite.
- jimrandomh 2mo ago
  ...Huh. I just rechecked, and indeed it was. I may have been remembering a limitation that was present temporarily when the MV3 switchover happened.

hn_submit 2mo ago

In the short time I've used it I haven't noticed any appreciable difference.

socalgal2 2mo ago

I have not really had any issues with ads using uBlock Origin Lite. It's like the complainers live in an alternate reality or just listened to some influencer and never actually checked. I do miss the rules that let me remove stuff based like CSS like selectors. The strange thing is, even though uBlock Origin Lite doesn't support that feature it's still totally possible to make an extension that does that. Maybe the specific thing uBlock Origin was doing is not possible but making an extension that follows rules and hides/deletes elements with different rules per site is still fully possible under manifest v3

armadyl 2mo ago
But you can do this with uBOL? I’m not sure what you mean. I have multiple rules to hide elements on various sites. With HN I hide elements and can give it a custom CSS dark mode through uBOL. Works on both desktop and iOS.

Marsymars 2mo ago

I’ve found uBlock Origin Lite (and every other non-uBlock Origin blocker) to struggle with websites using Ad-Shield. (i.e. the entire website breaks.)

Recursing 2mo ago

Haven't noticed any issue, the main limitation is the lack of mobile support on Chrome, but that has always been the case. I'm so grateful for Firefox on Android

Shank 2mo ago

My experience using uBlock Origin Lite on iOS is that some particularly intrusive ads will figure out a way to load, like local news sites from the US, and many sites will be fully broken (missing entire content portions, content doesn’t scroll, entire page can’t be interacted with). These issues simply don’t occur on uBlock Origin but only exist as an artifact of aggressively blocking elements without applying fixes to unbreak sites.

XzetaU8 2mo ago

Same here. although these days i prefer the mix uBlock Stripped + 3P-Matrix-lite. [uBlock Stripped] https://github.com/Kees1958/uBol-stripped https://github.com/Kees1958/uBol-stripped https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-stripped-%E2%80%94-dynamic/femdnbckdgobaelpmbbajpidneljkjaa?pli=1 https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-stripped-%E2... [3P-Matrix-lite] https://github.com/Kees1958/3P-Matrix-lite https://github.com/Kees1958/3P-Matrix-lite https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/3p-matrix-lite/oljiiikeojepiiaoaicpddpgpfiloejj?pli=1 https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/3p-matrix-lite/olji...

leros 2mo ago

I honestly haven't really noticed a difference in ads after switching to the Lite version. It seems to work well enough.

timbit42 2mo ago

It seems to block most, if not all, ads but I wonder whether it blocks tracking as well as uBO.

fsflover 2mo ago

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49308184 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49308184