gorhill/uBlock on Hacker News

…uMatrix in years, but isn't the UI in uBlock Origin > More similar, do you know what's missing? https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium...

comment by mksybr · 2023-11-09 · in YouTube's Adblock detection might break the law in the EU

…tbody tr:nth-child(3) Various add-on links referenced in their repo [0] [0] - https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock [1] - https://www.rapidtables.com/web/color/html-color-codes.html

comment by LinuxBender · 2023-11-07 · in Ask HN: Why is there no dark mode on HN?

Install a better browser too. Use Firefox. uBlock Origin works best in Firefox: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

comment by clouddrover · 2023-11-04 · in YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers

…built-in scriptlet (which was formerly called "sed", and has been renamed "replace-node-text"): https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/41876336db48292de06...

comment by perihelions · 2023-11-02 · in Tell HN: Cloud-to-butt is a one-liner in uBlock Origin syntax

…but I don't like the interface quite as much to be honest. - [1]: https://ublockorigin.com/ - [2]: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium... - [3]: https://yewtu.be/

comment by MountainMan1312 · 2023-11-01 · in Ask HN: How are you bypassing YouTube anti-adblocker?

It looks like one of the changes improves this: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/4cac9d185b

comment by joveian · 2023-11-01 · in uBlock Origin 1.53

also: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

comment by sfortis · 2023-11-01 · in Firefox got faster for real users in 2023

…check. [1] - https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/extensions-addo... uBlock Origin – Wiki : https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki

comment by archo · 2023-11-01 · in uBlock Origin 1.53

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story by archo · 2023-11-01 · 280 comments

uBO readme https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/master/README.md makes it clear this is not for profit; > Free. Open-source. For users by users. No donations sought. > If you ever want to contribute something, think about the people…

comment by drivebycomment · 2023-10-29 · in YouTube's Anti-Adblock and uBlock Origin

…store page. That has always remained with gorhill. So, no one's install was compromised proof: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/tree/0797d040740de8e9f7552...

comment by ajayyy · 2023-10-22 · in Adblock Plus and (a little) more

GPLv3: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/master/LICENSE.txt

comment by MallocVoidstar · 2023-10-22 · in Adblock Plus and (a little) more

…makes them pass the filtering. uBlock Origin is still probably the best tool for blocking ads: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/

comment by martin_a · 2023-10-22 · in Adblock Plus and (a little) more

With uBO rules, I don't even see those top results. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

comment by millzlane · 2023-10-19 · in Google-hosted malvertising leads to fake Keepass site that looks genuine

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock#readme

comment by lfglopes · 2023-10-19 · in Google-hosted malvertising leads to fake Keepass site that looks genuine

…adblocker, and only full-featured on FF (but still better than the rest on the adtech browser): https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

comment by Semaphor · 2023-10-19 · in Google-hosted malvertising leads to fake Keepass site that looks genuine

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b... explains a variety of techniques uBlock Origin implements in Firefox that are not supported in Chrome, with some statistics about what percentage of ads those are.

comment by mirashii · 2023-10-12 · in Ask HN: How YouTube is recommending Chrome in middle of monopoly trial?

> Tor Browser OK > uBlockOrigin on medium mode < https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium... > I am already using that with no issues, but as you said it could come and go.

comment by 38 · 2023-09-24 · in New finding might explain why quasars flare and fade so quickly

…a new Tor circuit (or maybe be more patient than me). Likewise, with uBlockOrigin on medium mode < https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium... > sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I waver between wondering if…

comment by raattgift · 2023-09-24 · in New finding might explain why quasars flare and fade so quickly

…userContent.css): https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Attribute_s... - uBlock Origin: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Static-filter-syntax & https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Procedural-cosmetic-f... Still,…

comment by ronjouch · 2023-09-20 · in My uBlock Origin filters to remove distractions

…a more nuanced story here? [1] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin... [2] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/1.51.0

comment by metaphor · 2023-09-12 · in uBlock-Origin – 1.52.0

uBlock Origin – Wiki : https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki

comment by archo · 2023-09-11 · in uBlock-Origin – 1.52.0

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story by archo · 2023-09-11 · 77 comments

…I believe the user script space is primed for innovation and could offer a good alternative. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock [2] https://github.com/gdh1995/vimium-c [3] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/bitwarden-pas...

comment by artisin · 2023-09-05 · in Show HN: Bedframe – open-source Browser Extension Development framework

FF has had better adblocking capabilities than Chromium before Manifest v3 was announced https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

comment by dawidpotocki · 2023-08-11 · in Firefox desktop extensions coming soon for the upcoming Android release

…used uBO for years without appreciating its full power. Maybe this whets your interest. Cheers [0] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Resources-Library [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Static-filter-syntax [2]…

comment by schiffern · 2023-08-10 · in YouTube will now show a blank homepage if you don’t have watch history on

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dashboard:-My-filters

comment by 38 · 2023-08-07 · in How to stop the “login with Google” pop up window?

…example, in making Firefox not support all the things is does that allow for better Ads blocking? https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

comment by yoavm · 2023-07-25 · in Mozilla Standards Positions Opposes Web Integrity API

…runs worse on Chrome than Firefox > I use it just fine on Chrome and do not see any ads. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b... -- this is also not very difficult to look up, I kind of feel like you should have…

comment by danShumway · 2023-07-22 · in Web Environment Integrity API Proposal

uBlock Origin – Wiki : https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki

comment by archo · 2023-07-20 · in uBlock Origin – 1.51.0 Released

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story by archo · 2023-07-20 · 1 comment

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Privileged-Pages

comment by jwilk · 2023-07-04 · in Firefox 115 Now Available with Intel GPU Video Decoding on Linux

…basically CSS selectors, but with some very powerful ones added in too. Check the docs for details https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Procedural-cosmetic-f... The particular filters I use include things like: ! Kills "You won't believe…

comment by kroltan · 2023-07-01 · in YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad blockers

Another system is UBlock Origin, I bet almost anyone here is using it. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Badware-risks

comment by deepserket · 2023-06-30 · in French Gov Wants to Inject Domain Blocking Lists Directly into Web Browsers

…either by removing an annoying class from an element or by modifying an element's style directly: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Static-filter-syntax#... https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Static-filter-syntax#... Here are a…

comment by Lammy · 2023-06-28 · in Flashing elements alienate users

…this will provide us with all the information we need to start investigating the issue. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Quick-guide:-popup-us...

comment by gorhill · 2023-06-21 · in YouTube: Sort by oldest is back baby

…is replaced with a click-to-load widget, so the layout shouldn't change with this option. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Per-site-switches#no-...

comment by gorhill · 2023-06-19 · in Dingo, an open source robot dog

…efficient browser extension that blocks ads and more. Been using it for years and recommend it! https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

comment by helph67 · 2023-06-17 · in What’s a piece of software that doesn’t get enough coverage?

…".ytp-cards-teaser", so ## doesn't represent "inject the followong CSS". This is a helpful link: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Introduction-to-basic... ## represents a cosmetic filter. Though I can't seem to figure out what #$# is…

comment by hn92726819 · 2023-06-15 · in Hacker News needs a Dark Mode

…host matches news.ycombinator.com inject the following CSS" Here's the docs if you want to rtfm: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dashboard:-My-filters In this case I believe we are dealing with "cosmetic filters":…

comment by umvi · 2023-06-15 · in Hacker News needs a Dark Mode

uBlock Origin (uBO) Wiki : https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki

comment by News-Dog · 2023-06-12 · in uBlock Origin 1.50.0

…fan-made page. uBO does not have any servers nor websites. The "homepage" is just the github page: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

comment by eipi10_hn · 2023-06-10 · in uBlock Origin 1.50.0

…until the stable release is out for all supported browsers, you'll need dev (pre-release) build ( https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases ) to test it. What we need are users' reports and feedbacks. For example, I don't know if the…

comment by eipi10_hn · 2023-06-10 · in uBlock Origin 1.50.0

Use Firefox, it's the best combination with uBlock Origin by far: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b... Firefox Mobile also supports uBlock Origin, it's the only sane way of browsing the web.

comment by rocho · 2023-06-08 · in uBlock Origin 1.50.0

You're looking for "Hard Mode." https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-hard-m... In this mode uBO can replace most of the features of NoScript, but you can always run both…

comment by schiffern · 2023-06-07 · in uBlock Origin 1.50.0

…create uBO (developers, translators, and all those who put efforts in opening specific issues). ... https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-is-comp...

comment by everybodyknows · 2023-06-07 · in uBlock Origin 1.50.0

…HTTP Switchboard are GPLv3). It bothers me Firefox decided to go along with HTML5 DRM. [1]: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Why-don't-you-accept-... [2]: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Why-don't-you-accept-...

comment by newscracker · 2023-06-07 · in uBlock Origin 1.50.0

…and after seeking to support, and encountering the misleading "ublock dot org" (called-out as unrelated on github.com/gorhill/ublock - where it claims Chris Aljoudi of CO seeks $$$ for gorhill's project) I feel terrible. I'll let my…

comment by ncr100 · 2023-06-07 · in uBlock Origin 1.50.0

They’re pretty clear. Switch to Firefox. uBlock Origin works best on Firefox for a number of reasons: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

comment by pridkett · 2023-06-07 · in uBlock Origin 1.50.0

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story by rc00 · 2023-06-07 · 262 comments