3 ms·
When Google broke the original uBlock origin and made people switch to uBlock Lite, I found out about the change because my grandmother called me in a panic. Sh
by snailmailman 21d ago
When Google broke the original uBlock origin and made people switch to uBlock Lite, I found out about the change because my grandmother called me in a panic. She saw an ad like the one in this article on her Facebook page and clicked it, then it was telling her to call Microsoft support because her computer was infected.
Like, Google removing Adblock directly caused that. Facebook allowing the ad caused that.
The ad led to malicious page that was also hosted on a Microsoft thing, and I ended up reporting it to them too. Microsoft at least promptly took it down within a half hour after I reported it. But these big companies have almost no incentive to stop this, and some of them directly profit off of these scams happening.
- worik 21d ago> When Google broke the original uBlock origin and made people switch to uBlock Lite Not me. Is that because I stuck with Firefox?
- Telaneo 21d agoYes. > What Happened with Manifest V3 > Updated: January 2026 > In late 2024, Google completed its transition to Manifest V3 in Chrome, which fundamentally changed how browser extensions work. As a result, the full version of uBlock Origin is no longer available for Chrome users. Here's what happened and what your options are now. https://ublockorigin.com/ https://ublockorigin.com/
- nvme0n1p1 21d ago[dead]