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uBlock Origin developer recommends switching to Firefox as Chrome flags the extension (github.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[–] Dju@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Comment from gorhill (the developer of uBO and uBOL):

I didn't recommend to switch to uBO Lite, the article made that up. I merely pointed out Google Chrome currently presents uBO Lite as an alternative (along with 3 other content blockers), explained what uBO Lite is, and concluded that it may or may not be considered an acceptable alternative, it's for each person to decide.

https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/1ejhpu5/comment/lgdmthd/

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

"uBlock Origin developer slams NeoWin, backpedals on recommendation!" —NeoWin editors, probably.

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

I only use Firefox and have for the past few years. Yesterday I tried to schedule an appointment to get my oil changed at the dealer but was unable because the process on the site just flat-out breaks on Firefox. This is not a complaint about Firefox, but the fact that Chrome is so popular that some websites only work with Chrome. I don't have a Chromium-based browser installed (besides Edge, which I've never opened intentionally) and I despise being on the phone (which is why I was trying to schedule online in the first place), so I just didn't make the appointment. I'll go somewhere else to get my oil changed. Sorry for the rant but it was extremely frustrating.

[–] ekZepp@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

[–] Muffi@programming.dev 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What are the main differences, for someone considering going from Firefox to Librewolf?

[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 1 year ago

Librewolf is to Firefox what Chromium is to Chrome, essentially. Removed many bloated Mozilla anti-features, has sensible (but not paranoid) privacy and security defaults and ships with uBlock origin pre-installed. You can archive all of that with Firefox, but Librewolf makes things easy for you.