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[Go_Ly_Dow]

Google is killing uBlock Origin. Here are your options.

Google Chrome and many other browsers will stop uBlock Origin from working. Luckily, there are still several options to block ads and other content on the web.

www.windowscentral.com

I believe this was announced before but it's finally been enforced it seems.

Am now getting ads on YouTube.

 

[thegame983]

You can reactivate it in the plugin settings

 

[Phobos Base]

Brave is your new best friend.

 

[Solarstrike]

Don't use Chrome when on YouTube

 

[winjer]

Fuck Google and Chrome.

Try using Brave or lLibrewolf.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Downloaded AdGuard Extension on Chrome and it may be doing the trick

No YouTube ads after cycling through over 10vids.

If they remove them all then I'll try out Brave or something else.

 

[willothedog]

Edge browser is the best anyway. Papa Nadella ensures all my data is safe.

 

[Trogdor1123]

Edge browser is the best anyway. Papa Nadella ensures all my data is safe.

I’ve been using edge for a while now and actually rather like it. Co-pilot is super handy.

 

[AJUMP23]

I switched to Firefox at work because I could get Ublock on there. But our browsers our managed by the org so it is hard to get anything on our machines

 

[Putonahappyface]

 

[YCoCg]

Chinese spyware.

 

[Trogdor1123]

 

[Putonahappyface]

Chinese spyware.

I thought they were Norwegian.

 

[Shtef]

After firefox fiasco i have switched to Vivaldi on Macbook and on the android phone.

 

[Kvally]

Edge browser

 

[YCoCg]

I thought they were Norwegian.

They were bought out by a Chinese company, the original devs went on to make Vivaldi instead.

 

[Miyazaki’s Slave]

Chinese spyware.

100% this…their scummy installer takes previous browser data BEFORE allowing you to opt out. They remind you to change your settings, sure…but after they import verging from Firefox’s edge chrome etc.

 

[AJUMP23]

Every time I try to Use Opera it is just a weird one to me. It want to do everything all the time. Not a fan of it.

 

[winjer]

No. That is was bought by China and is full of spyware.
If you want something from the people that made the original Opera, try Vivaldi.

 

[Putonahappyface]

I've just this very moment switched over to Firefox.

 

[The Sum of Zero]

Yeah my uBlock Origin got killed. But for some reason, Origin Lite still works? For now, anyway.

 

[user friendly]

Edge works great. UBlock unaffected.

 

[joeygreco1985]

 

[YCoCg]

Also, if anyone wants to see how well their browser is blocking tracking, use this website:

Cover Your Tracks

See how trackers view your browser

coveryourtracks.eff.org

 

[Senua]

It used to be the GOAT

 

[Shtef]

Firefox deletes promise to never sell personal data, asks users not to panic

Mozilla says it deleted promise because “sale of data” is defined broadly.

arstechnica.com

 

[diffusionx]

It doesn't really make sense for an ad company to allow ad blockers on the biggest platform it uses to deliver ads.

 

[winjer]

Also, if anyone wants to see how well their browser is blocking tracking, use this website:

Cover Your Tracks

See how trackers view your browser

coveryourtracks.eff.org

Also try this test. It's more comprehensive on showing what our browser can and can't do to increase privacy.

PrivacyTests.org: open-source tests of web browser privacy

PrivacyTests.org subjects major web browsers to a suite of automated tests to find out: which web browsers offer the best privacy protections?

privacytests.org

And this is their ranking for several browsers, out of the box.

Which browsers are best for privacy?

An open-source privacy audit of popular web browsers.

privacytests.org

 

[KyoZz]

I've been using Edge for a long time anyway.

 

[Sushi_Combo]

As much as they are shady af, I have to admit, the browsing experience is very enjoyable with Opera.

 

[Soodanim]

If someone is looking for a summary of all the advice:

If you're a fan of	This is a problem	So use this instead
Chrome	Manifest v3 is killing essential extensions	Brave
Firefox	Their latest TOS is at best vague and at worst an admission of unspecified data sale	Waterfox or LibreWolf
Opera	It is now Chinese spyware	Vivaldi

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

Google is killing uBlock Origin. Here are your options.

Google Chrome and many other browsers will stop uBlock Origin from working. Luckily, there are still several options to block ads and other content on the web.

www.windowscentral.com

I believe this was announced before but it's finally been enforced it seems.

Am now getting ads on YouTube.

New version , same dev

uBlock Origin Lite - Chrome Web Store

A permission-less content blocker. Blocks ads, trackers, miners, and more immediately upon installation.

chromewebstore.google.com

main site

uBlock Origin - Free, open-source ad content blocker.

uBlock Origin is not just an “ad blocker“, it's a wide-spectrum content blocker with CPU and memory efficiency as a primary feature. Developed by Raymond Hill.

ublockorigin.com

You can still use the original version, just turn it back on, chrome will be pissy about it, but it will work.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

New version , same dev

uBlock Origin Lite - Chrome Web Store

A permission-less content blocker. Blocks ads, trackers, miners, and more immediately upon installation.

chromewebstore.google.com

main site

uBlock Origin - Free, open-source ad content blocker.

uBlock Origin is not just an “ad blocker“, it's a wide-spectrum content blocker with CPU and memory efficiency as a primary feature. Developed by Raymond Hill.

ublockorigin.com

Cheers.

As mentioned above AdGuard extension has also blocked all YouTube ads for me on Chrome.

I suspect they'll come for it at some point this year, at which point I'll try out Brave.

 

[winjer]

If someone is looking for a summary of all the advice:

If you're a fan of	This is a problem	So use this instead
Chrome	Manifest v3 is killing essential extensions	Brave
Firefox	Their latest TOS is at best vague and at worst an admission of unspecified data sale	Waterfox or LibreWolf
Opera	It is now Chinese spyware	Vivaldi

Add Mullvad to the Firefox alternatives.

Mullvad Browser for Windows

Download Mullvad Browser for Windows to enhance online privacy with strong anti-fingerprinting, no telemetry, and private browsing. Works on Windows 10+.

mullvad.net

 

[GymWolf]

You can reactivate it in the plugin settings

How?

 

[Trilobit]

Bastards! Glad I use Firefox and Brave.

 

[thegame983]

How?

It should still be your list if plugins. Google have turned it off. You can toggle it back on

 

[Nok Su Kow]

I literally just re enabled it, it still works fine

 

[Axelon]

I got away from Chrome years ago when Edge became a thing. But now I switched to Firefox last month because Edge on Android wouldn't block most ads anymore and you couldn't sideload plugins anymore either (to get Ublock). Firefox allowing most plugins on Android is awesome and I'm sticking with that for now.

Checked out Waterfox on my Mac, but it doesn't have the fast right click Ask Gemini feature which I kind of grown accustomed to. However on mobile I am now switching to Waterfox because it has the ability to change the color of the browser and I see no downsides as it syncs with Firefox.

As for the privacy thing, Edge, Chrome and all those already do that. So I ain't worried. I just browse a few popular sites that no one give a shit about anyways. Banking at most, but I don't think that's going to be part of the data they're getting. Now the idea of them saying they promise and then they took it away is the bullshit part.

 

[HJuggernaut]

I downloaded the lite version but yea it sucks.

 

[PSYGN]

Welp, back to Netscape Navigator for me

 

[user friendly]

I moved to Edge on my laptop because the bookmark bar is the same as Chrome, and Ublock works flawlessly. Brave for my phone but I miss the bookmark bar.

 

[Soodanim]

Add Mullvad to the Firefox alternatives.

Mullvad Browser for Windows

Download Mullvad Browser for Windows to enhance online privacy with strong anti-fingerprinting, no telemetry, and private browsing. Works on Windows 10+.

mullvad.net

Heard of it, seen it in comparisons, but haven't tried it myself. How is it?

I've been trying LW for myself again but am having trouble with media embeds and quickly remembering why I switched away from it in the first place. I think my happy medium is Waterfox + Betterfox.