9mo ago

Google is purging ad-blocking extension uBlock Origin from the Chrome Web Store

www.techspot.com

According to recent user reports, uBlock Origin is quickly disappearing from the Chrome Web Store. The official page for the ad-blocking extension now states that it is unavailable because it doesn't comply with Chrome's "best practices" for add-ons. However, we can confirm that the page is still accessible from our EU Windows client.

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9mo ago

Google is purging ad-blocking extension uBlock Origin from the Chrome Web Store

www.techspot.com /news/105130-google-purging-ad-blocking-extension-ublock-origin-chrome.html

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9mo ago

Google is purging ad-blocking extension uBlock Origin from the Chrome Web Store

www.techspot.com /news/105130-google-purging-ad-blocking-extension-ublock-origin-chrome.html

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https://mozilla.org/firefox
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/
Problem solved, except for the sites that still refuse to work properly with established web standards.
- .. Which would sadly help to skew browser-usage-statistics to the dark side.
- One up vote isn't enough
  
  I'll sell you a few hundred upvotes from my bot farm
  /s
- You could even take it up a notch and use something that is stronger like Librewolf and Mull
- yes, i use mostly ff but still i keep chrome. Maybe ill install brave or vivaldii for the chrome engine purpose only
- I like Vivaldi. Best of both worlds: no Google bullshit, like Firefox, combined with the compatibility of WebKit.
- Man.. I switched a while back. Shits wild how many sites don't work correctly
  Edit: my wife sends me tiktok videos which doesn't work and then a random smattering of redirects.
  
  I have not really found any...
  But also, if you find sites that won't work in Firefox, keep using them with Firefox and get others to do the same, then start complaining to the company running the site.
  
  Some websites will tell you FF is not a supported webbrowser, this is BS more often than not. You can circumvent this by changing your User-Agent: User-Agent Switcher - addons.mozilla.org
  
  Which ones? I've used Firefox and Vivaldi (which is Chromium-based) interchangeably for the last couple of years, and I can't remember noticing any difference in their ability to handle sites. The main difference I've noticed is that Firefox renders fonts more nicely in Linux.
  
  https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/android/addon/chrome-mask/
Soon, users will have to choose between accepting Chrome's inferior ad-blocking technology or switching to a different browser.
Doesn't seem like a terribly difficult choice. Firefox it is.
- Chrome has ad blocking technology?
  I thought it was the opposite.
  
  It is referring to the new uBlock Origin Lite compatible with Manifest v3.
  
  I think it does, but only blocks competing advertisers
  (Note: I actually have no clue if they do and I'm talking out my ass; that said, I would absolutely not be surprised one bit if they did exactly that)
I've already switched to Firefox. It makes me a little sad that I moved to chrome in the first place. Back then google seemed to care about improving the web experience and moving to open standards. Now they are so dominant, it's the opposite. Its the death of an idealistic internet.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish
  
  We need to add the fourth E: Enshittify. Once you've eliminated all the competition, extract every last dollar out of your users by steadily degrading their experience while offering them the option to pay to restore some semblance of usability.
  
  was not surprised seeing microsoft used it
  
  Yes, which existed at the time but was not a commonly used phrase. I dont know that it had even been coined by that point.
So THIS is why all the Firefox hit pieces have been surfacing recently….
Suddenly the picture becomes clearer lol.
I’m not surprised, they have been threatening this for awhile, put the timing of the hit pieces, and then this….. answers a lot of questions
- To be fair, Mozilla is making some choices regarding Firefox that are pretty controversial; most of us don't like many of the decisions being made and have legitimate frustrations.
  
  Sure, and that’s meaningful, but the problem is that many articles are getting major details and entire concepts wrong and publishing statements that are so inaccurate that it feels like bullshit.
  Like the advertising counter is nowhere near how it’s been represented over and over in various unknown blogs.
  Very much has the feel of a FUD campaign
People who don't switch away from chrome deserve the ads.
- No they don't. When chrome first came out, every tech enthusiast and tech journalist praised it and encouraged every tech person to use it and to get their families to use it. Now millions of families still use Chrome and they don't deserve to suffer.
  Let's help all our loved ones move to a better browser and a better internet experience.
Time for everyone to purge Google Chrome from their systems. Google needs to learn the hard way that people aren’t going to tolerate this kind of hostility and reminded that they aren’t the only browser.
- The problem is proprietary systems that are mandatory to interface with. I have chrome installed for these stupid bullshit situations and as a result it’s constantly so far out of date that I just end up having to reinstall it the once or twice a year I am forced to use it.
  Government interfaces are the one I run into the most. I recently had to log into nppes, the us government database for updating information attached to the national provider identifier number for healthcare practitioners. Super important thing, literally necessary to bill every single insurance in America and to join basically any practice. Locked out of the site unless you use edge or chrome. Like scripting on the page that makes the page blanked out for any other browser (including older versions)
  Similarly I just had to pay the local tax bill in my county and their website had the same deal although they also supported safari. The website is blocked out with Firefox and brave. Could get past that but the website still didn’t work right even trying all 3 of their “supported browsers” on 2 different computers and a vm. lmao except I still have to figure out how to pay my taxes
  
  Oh, we all have to have to deal with proprietary bullshit sometimes, specially when the subject is government BS.
  Just don't daily drive Chrome and ya good 👍
- How about we just get rid of Chome? Who needs learning when you have alternatives
Thanks Google, now you can deliver people even more malware and scams!
The right time to stop using Chrome was fucking years ago.
Any time now is a close second.
- You either die a hero, or live long enough to become a villain
Using chrome is the same as not respecting human rights on the web, because it actively works against our best interests with tracking and spying.
- who would know better about spying than literally 1984
  
  Today it's everywhere so hard to miss. :) Used to be a conspiracy theory when I was growing up.
I find it very interesting that they had thr balls to include this in the article.
- Honestly someone needs to find a way to allow me to easily tip websites. If I like an article I'll donate the average made by ads per capita.
  
  Yes tipping culture should replace ads
  
  Fun fact: Google is working on that https://chromestatus.com/feature/4917148755689472
  
  Especially when you realize how little they get for serving you the ad. But they charge way more to stop showing them.
Best to switch to Firefox anyways, or even better privacy enhanced LibreWolf
This project is a custom and independent version of Firefox, with the primary goals of privacy, security and user freedom. LibreWolf is designed to increase protection against tracking and fingerprinting techniques, while also including a few security improvements. This is achieved through our privacy and security oriented settings and patches. LibreWolf also aims to remove all the telemetry, data collection and annoyances, as well as disabling anti-freedom features like DRM.
They've already fucked up adguard on tablets
Good thing I never used Chrome.

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