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uBlock Origin developer recommends switching to Firefox as Chrome flags the extension (github.com)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/technology
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~~https://www.neowin.net/news/ublock-origin-developer-recommends-switching-to-ublock-lite-as-chrome-flags-the-extension/~~

EDIT: Apologies. Updated with a link to what gorhill REALLY said:

Manifest v2 uBO will not be automatically replaced by Manifest v3 uBOL[ight]. uBOL is too different from uBO for it to silently replace uBO -- you will have to explicitly make a choice as to which extension should replace uBO according to your own prerogatives.

Ultimately whether uBOL is an acceptable alternative to uBO is up to you, it's not a choice that will be made for you.

Will development of uBO continue? Yes, there are other browsers which are not deprecating Manifest v2, e.g. Firefox.

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[–] Butterpaderp 58 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I just got firefox yesterday, cause I noticed youtube started baking unskippable ads into their site.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

If any site doesn't work you can try this official addon Chrome Mask. If it works with it on you can report it Mozilla.

Edit: a bit of context:

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I"m going to try that extension to see if it helps with a couple of websites. So thanks for the recommendation!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

If it does help be sure to report it to Mozilla! Otherwise the site admins will just see another Chrome user and have little. Incentive to focus on FF.

[–] saplyng 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for sharing the extension! I just got some passkeys and they just weren't working on several websites for Firefox (looking at you Azure) but that solved the issue immediately!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Be sure to report a bug to Mozilla regarding those pages!

[–] irotsoma 6 points 4 months ago

I've been using LibreWolf on Desktop and Mull on Android. Basically more securely configured versions of Firefox with the proprietary telemetry and some other stuff removed. Takes some tweaking to get certain websites to work that need more access than they should or use Certificate Authorities that don't have working OSCP servers.