gorhill/uBlock on Hacker News

…already, then you don't really need uMatrix or NoScript. Just enable medium mode or hard mode: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium... https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-hard-m...

comment by Drawde · 2020-09-20 · in uMatrix has been archived

I suggest using uBlock Origin https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Per-site-switches#no-...

comment by dependenttypes · 2020-09-08 · in Google has removed the option to disable autoplay from Mobile Chrome

What ads? : https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock#ublock-origin

comment by DavideNL · 2020-09-01 · in Htop 3.0

…with the added ability vs. NoScript of being able to create rules on a per-site basis.[2] * * * [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Per-site-switches#no-... [2] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium...

comment by gorhill · 2020-08-29 · in Tell HN: Check medium's localstorage if you use adblock

…is checked by default in Firefox for Android, it's something you may want to toggle.[1] * * * [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dashboard:-Filter-lis...

comment by gorhill · 2020-08-26 · in Firefox Android Build that caused issues is working as intended

…of locked-down hotel entertainment system. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24276819 [2] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock#philosophy

comment by justsee · 2020-08-26 · in WebBundles harmful to content blocking, security tools, and the open web

…header present, then this switch will fail to block the said media elements by size." Source: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Per-site-switches#no-...

comment by aembleton · 2020-08-25 · in The cost of 1GB of mobile data in 228 countries (Feb 2020)

Or you could limit the size of media elements https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Per-site-switches#no-...

comment by aembleton · 2020-08-24 · in The cost of 1GB of mobile data in 228 countries (Feb 2020)

…also lets you set the maximum size of media elements so that you can restrict them to say 50KB max. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Per-site-switches#no-...

comment by aembleton · 2020-08-24 · in The cost of 1GB of mobile data in 228 countries (Feb 2020)

…for general consumption. More context on how things were around the time of the initial transfer: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/38#issuecomment-918...

comment by jefftk · 2020-08-07 · in Cluster of 295 Chrome extensions caught hijacking Google and Bing search results

Set uBlock Origin to block media elements larger than 50KB or whatever threshold you want. More info: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Per-site-switches#no-...

comment by aembleton · 2020-08-05 · in Show HN: Unscreen – Automatically remove video backgrounds with ML

…CNAMEs, but it is not a default configuration. I believe this is the default now, isn't it? [0] [0] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/1.25.0

comment by JeremyNT · 2020-07-13 · in 13% of my website visitors block Google Analytics

…any of the default lists, and uBlock Origin ships parts of its own assets from this domain.[1] [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/search?q=jsdelivr

comment by bsnnkv · 2020-07-13 · in Show HN: Notado – Content-First Bookmarking

I used Firefox with ublock origin[0] and never see an ad. [0] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

comment by vuln · 2020-07-08 · in Ask HN: Are YouTube ads getting worse?

…Install ungoogled-chromium: https://github.com/Eloston/ungoogled-chromium Install these extensions: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock https://github.com/ilGur1132/Smart-HTTPS There is also a Chromium extension that lets you install from…

comment by niftylettuce · 2020-07-02 · in DuckDuckGo browser seemingly sends domains a user visits to DDG servers

…the new Reddit interface a dumpster fire [6] https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect [7] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock [8] https://github.com/tats/w3m [9] https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/aerc

comment by jamesponddotco · 2020-06-26 · in Ask HN: Do you use an Ad/Content blockers?

…and scriptlets in the wild. Many of these block rules are impossible to implement in Safari. [0]: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Inline-script-tag-fil... [1]: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Resources-Library [2]:…

comment by danShumway · 2020-06-24 · in Safari is adopting an extensions API similar to Firefox’s WebExtensions

…a setup like PiHole, because the browser has more access to a given request's current context. [0]: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Static-filter-syntax [1]: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering [2]:…

comment by danShumway · 2020-06-24 · in Safari is adopting an extensions API similar to Firefox’s WebExtensions

…has some nice documentation of the different features, measurements of their overhead, etc. E.g.: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Doesn't-uBlock-Origin...

comment by aswan · 2020-06-23 · in Safari is adopting an extensions API similar to Firefox’s WebExtensions

Why not just use ublock origin in medium mode[0] (or hard mode[1] if you're so inclined)? [0] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium... [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-hard-m...

comment by Drawde · 2020-06-18 · in Massive spying on users of Google's Chrome shows new security weakness

…Origin can block this behavior. Here's a posting with links to more resources on hyperlink-auditig https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dashboard:-Settings#d...

comment by propogandist · 2020-06-15 · in Google adds experimental setting to hide full URLs in Chrome 85 address bar

Authoritative reference for anyone else curious about this: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/master/MANIFESTO.md

comment by dpifke · 2020-06-10 · in You can bypass YouTube ads by adding a dot after the domain

Maybe it is in addition to my ad blocker ( https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock ). Either way, don't surf without them.

comment by danamkaplan · 2020-06-09 · in How the Magic: The Gathering Color Wheel Explains Humanity

…out 3rd party block lists can use the redirect feature but only to Ublock Origin managed resources: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Resources-Library

comment by contravariant · 2020-06-06 · in All-in-One DNS block list

…://settings/content/cookies?search=cookies [2] https://privacybadger.org/ [3] https://nextdns.io/ [4] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

comment by Etheryte · 2020-05-29 · in A Visual Guide to React Mental Models: UseState, UseEffect and Lifecycles

…for rules. uBlock Origin is not the same as uBlock. I prefer Origin. How to open the Dashboard https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dashboard

comment by aspenmayer · 2020-05-25 · in GitHub reinstates Popcorn Time code

I think medium mode in uBO is a fair balance between granularity and usability: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium...

comment by gxnxcxcx · 2020-05-23 · in Should I Block Ads?

…a third party iframe. If you use the uBO enhanced Easy mode [0] or stronger, it'll be blocked. [0] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode

comment by XelNika · 2020-05-22 · in Should I Block Ads?

…coles/full-page-screen-capture-chrome-extension.git + https://github.com/jswanner/DontFuckWithPaste + https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

comment by niftylettuce · 2020-05-21 · in Firefox extensions to make remote work and school a little better

…parent, but the general HN reader who might be tempted to try pophurdle. Use uBlock Origin instead. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock#installation

comment by bmn__ · 2020-04-13 · in Show HN: Built an extension to put an end to paywalls and popups

comment by lostinroutine · 2020-04-04 · in Show HN: Firefox addon that hides news articles about Covid-19

…larger than n KB. You can then choose to selectively load in specific blocked media elements. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Per-site-switches#no-...

comment by gabagool · 2020-03-18 · in A simpler, more organized Slack

…with various annoyance filter lists maintained by end-user volunteers that do that automatically. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock#installation

comment by bmn__ · 2020-03-10 · in The opt-out illusion: how we have acquiesced to losing our privacy

Already fixed in uBlock Origin: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/1.25.0

comment by mrob · 2020-03-10 · in Sensor Tower owns ad blocker and VPN apps that collect user data

…networks and similar uBlock Origin can also be used in default-deny mode, see [1] * * * [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium...

comment by gorhill · 2020-03-07 · in The Brave browser is brilliant, but probably not for the reasons you think

…Recommend uBlock Origin instead. "Free. Open source. For users by users. No donations sought." https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock#installation

comment by bmn__ · 2020-03-01 · in How many users block Google analytics? (2017)

…updates. See 1.25.0 release description: > From now on uBO will CNAME-uncloak network requests. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases

comment by fwn · 2020-03-01 · in How many users block Google analytics? (2017)

…power to ad blocker authors, and a particular shoutout to: * Raymond Hill of uBlock Origin fame: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/ * The EFF, for blocking trackers and other 3rd party nasties with Privacy Badger:…

comment by einpoklum · 2020-02-29 · in Are ad blockers doomed or have we already won? A history lesson

…uBlock Origin has the same functionality if you check "I am an advanced user" in settings. See: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium...

comment by kozziollek · 2020-02-27 · in Things about the new Firefox browser for Android

…from a technical and human perspective appears to be much better than the current status quo. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock#philosophy

comment by justsee · 2020-02-26 · in Brave Browser and the Wayback Machine: Working Together

…referrer header that's completely anonymous. How are referrer headers not a privacy violation? [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Permissions#access-yo...

comment by soraminazuki · 2020-02-23 · in Neat URL cleans URLs, removing parameters such as 'fbclid' and 'utm'

…Hill's uBlock Origin [2]. [1] https://help.getadblock.com/support/solutions/articles/60000... [2] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

comment by akuji1993 · 2020-02-13 · in Facebook Dating launch blocked in Europe after it fails to show privacy workings

…one step more and overwrites Google Analytics functions with `null`, so it doesn't work at all. See https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/master/src/web_access...

comment by pkalinowski · 2020-02-12 · in Simple Analytics hits $4k MRR and shares its numbers

Definitely a hack, but I've been using uBlock Origin to do minor CSS tweaking on websites I use ( https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Static-filter-syntax#... ).

comment by yoavm · 2020-02-05 · in Firefox Preview adds support for recommended extensions, including uBlock Origin

…Origin is open source and doesn't accept donations or payments to whitelist ad networks: - Github: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/ - Manifesto: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/master/MANIFESTO.md

comment by celsoazevedo · 2020-01-21 · in Every Google result now looks like an ad

That is fixed since 1.24.3b7 / https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases ?

comment by LargoLasskhyfv · 2020-01-20 · in How is search so bad? A case study

…step in the ad-tech / spy-tech war. uBlock recently found an approach for blocking cnamed origins: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/3a564c199260a857f3d...

comment by mrgreenfur · 2019-12-06 · in The Great Cannon has been deployed again

It's actually pretty simple to block with a recursive filtering algorithm like this: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/compare/master...jameshill... or https://github.com/tiratatp/facebook_adblock/blob/master/src... which was roughly based…

comment by jameshilliard · 2019-12-03 · in How Facebook Avoids Ad Blockers

…by randomized class names, among other things, but was able to target it properly that way. 1. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Static-filter-syntax#...

comment by imjasonmiller · 2019-11-25 · in Tell HN: Google should drop Quora from search results

Their most basic principle, "the user decides", had been stated here since 2014 https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/master/MANIFESTO.md

comment by wfriesen · 2019-11-20 · in uBlock Origin: Address first-party tracker blocking