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I block 3rd party scripts by default but allow 1st party, aka uBlock medium mode: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium...

comment by iza · 2022-09-19 · in Ask HN: Do you browse the web with JavaScript disabled?

…uBlock Origin can do in full-blooded Firefox? For example, does it support CNAME uncloaking?[1] [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

comment by curt15 · 2022-09-10 · in Android 13 requires devices to have more than 2GB RAM and 16GB storage

…rules by hand. You've reached an incorrect conclusion. >But actually reading again the guide at https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering:-qu ... it seems that it can be done with a mouse. Your link is about dynamic filters.…

comment by Arnavion · 2022-09-09 · in “UBO Minus (MV3)” – An Experimental uBlock Origin Build for Manifest V3

…competes with block rules, such that uBO's `redirect-rule=` filters can't be ported. * * * [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Per-site-switches#no-... [2] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Quick-guide:-popup-us... [3]…

comment by gorhill · 2022-09-08 · in “UBO Minus (MV3)” – An Experimental uBlock Origin Build for Manifest V3

…long So I'll postpone it to when uM won't work anymore :-) But actually reading again the guide at https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering:-qu... it seems that it can be done with a mouse. It didn't work for me because of…

comment by pmontra · 2022-09-08 · in “UBO Minus (MV3)” – An Experimental uBlock Origin Build for Manifest V3

…stops working on Chrome. uBlock Origin already blocks a lot better on Firefox than on Chrome. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

comment by TimTheTinker · 2022-09-07 · in “UBO Minus (MV3)” – An Experimental uBlock Origin Build for Manifest V3

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story by antonok · 2022-09-07 · 255 comments

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

comment by svnpenn · 2022-09-06 · in Covid: Summary of lab-origin hypothesis

…these days and FF seems to win out on detection rates anyway so not sure why I'd want this combo? https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b... Does anyone has stats of adguard vs ublock by chance?

comment by Havoc · 2022-08-30 · in AdGuard publishes the first ad blocker built on Manifest V3

…on github repo[2] says: --- Free. Open source. For users by users. No donations sought. --- 0: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b... 1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32542968 2:…

comment by e3bc54b2 · 2022-08-30 · in AdGuard publishes the first ad blocker built on Manifest V3

Can do. Please refer to the below post on the uBlock Origin maintainers site: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

comment by plaguepilled · 2022-08-29 · in Protonmail Recommended Browsers

…using a redirect to noop.js. For example: ||ad.server.com,redirect=noop.js More information here: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Resources-Library#emp...

comment by aembleton · 2022-08-22 · in uBlock Origin works best on Firefox

uMatrix is deprecated, you can get most of its features via uBO: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering

comment by coryrc · 2022-08-22 · in uBlock Origin works best on Firefox

…Origin has an advanced mode (Dynamic filtering) that allows most of the config uMatrix allowed. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering

comment by coryrc · 2022-08-22 · in uBlock Origin works best on Firefox

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story by Ayesh · 2022-08-21 · 229 comments

It looks like it: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/72bb89495ba0928042b8c... https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/72bb89495ba0928042b8c...

comment by js2 · 2022-08-20 · in Using: Has() as a CSS Parent Selector and much more

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story by rc00 · 2022-08-16 · 0 comments

Better option - uBlock Orgin https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/ - saves me 100's of megabytes of data every day. I am sure it will also soon block ads on the streaming platforms too (provided you don't use Chrome or stream through apps).

comment by webmobdev · 2022-08-12 · in Disney Plus to Raise Prices by $3 a Month as It Launches Tier with Ads

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b... Also it's just going to be totally crippled once manifest v3 extensions are mandatory

comment by Macha · 2022-07-19 · in I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome

…It's not available from the context menu but you can assign a shortcut to bring it up.[2] [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Element-zapper [2] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Keyboard-shortcuts

comment by gorhill · 2022-07-18 · in I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome

…crippling features. See "uBlock Origin works best on Firefox" in the official GitHub repo's wiki: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

comment by foepys · 2022-07-17 · in I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Per-site-switches#no-...

comment by LargoLasskhyfv · 2022-07-14 · in Retbleed: New speculative execution attack sends Intel and AMD scrambling

Don't feel bad about complaining, just improve your life: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

comment by jessaustin · 2022-06-24 · in Five planets are lining up in the sky in June and will peak tonight

uBlock Origin works best on Firefox anyway: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

comment by robin_reala · 2022-06-14 · in Firefox rolls out Total Cookie Protection by default to all users

…v3 is the only option, it's hard to say that'll really be as effective as uBlock Origin on Firefox: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

comment by Macha · 2022-06-13 · in Our plans for Thunderbird on Android

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

comment by ormax3 · 2022-06-09 · in More than you ever wanted to know about font loading on the web (2021)

…to gorhill, the only browser that is able to unleash uBlock Origin's full potential is Firefox. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

comment by foepys · 2022-06-08 · in Opera, Brave, Vivaldi to ignore Chrome's anti-ad-blocker changes (2019)

…browser vendors to provide support, uBO provides support for :has(arg) as a procedural operator." https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Procedural-cosmetic-f...

comment by mike_d · 2022-05-29 · in Ask HN: What Happened to Pinterest?

uBlock Origin allows most of those things when it's opted in: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering

comment by btdmaster · 2022-05-25 · in Security Vulnerability in Tor Browser

…with Manifest v3 and has been quite constricted for a while now when being used in Chrome [1]. 1: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

comment by foepys · 2022-05-18 · in Manifest v3 in Firefox: Recap and Next Steps

…in experience the adblocker, is not as comprehensive as uBO, particularly in harder blocking modes https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium... That said for Android Firefox doesn't have the same process isolation like…

comment by dngray · 2022-04-13 · in Privacy-Respecting Software

…to console: *##+js(set, navigator.sendBeacon, trueFunc) [0] - https://fingerprintjs.com/demo/ [1] - https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Resources-Library

comment by varenc · 2022-04-09 · in Reliably Send an HTTP Request as a User Leaves a Page

uBlock Origin fixes this: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dashboard:-Settings#d...

comment by mrob · 2022-04-09 · in Reliably Send an HTTP Request as a User Leaves a Page

> Not willing to sit through half a minute of ads. Then don’t: • https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock • https://sponsor.ajay.app/

comment by teddyh · 2022-03-31 · in Tenex Solid State Volumetric OLED Display

…keeping your custom rules in sync is time-consuming github gorhill uBlock/releases : https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases >*1.41.9rc1 Pre-release Notable commits without an entry in the issue tracker: Add letsblock.it as valid…

comment by News-Dog · 2022-03-28 · in Let’s Block It

…none !important`, so `!important` is also key to ensure page styles are overridden.[2] --- [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/12ab8664a30538570d395... [2] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/12ab8664a30538570d395...

comment by gorhill · 2022-03-22 · in CSS's !important was added because of laws about font size for some text

…opt-in "annoyances" filters, which affects maybe half the web including every last GDPR banner: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dashboard:-Filter-lis... - userChrome.css is much more featureful than I understand; I just use it to…

comment by perihelions · 2022-03-13 · in My essential Firefox fixes in 2022

Thanks! I did not know that. Related documentation: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Static-filter-syntax#...

comment by uallo · 2022-03-13 · in My essential Firefox fixes in 2022

…for a donate button to help fund the project and it turns out they don't even accept donations https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Why-don't-you-accept-...

comment by alarmingfox · 2022-03-11 · in uBlock Origin becomes top addon on Firefox

…block YouTube recommendations on the client. You can use the 'My Filters' feature of uBlock. See https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Static-filter-syntax for details. Personally, I get along just fine with something like the following:…

comment by a99wang · 2022-03-10 · in Some tiny personal programs I've written

…monopoly market share it needs to push the web whatever direction it wants; competition is healthy. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

comment by vanilla_nut · 2022-03-02 · in Ask HN: Has Gmail stopped working for you with uBlock Origin on Chrome?

…Do I have some good news for you: uBO is available for Thunderbird! Here’s the current releases: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/ Look for uBlock0_[version#].thunderbird.xpi You can also verify this support from their Wikipedia…

comment by aspenmayer · 2022-02-27 · in Thunderbird’s New Home (2020)

Exactly... " Dynamic filtering: precedence " : https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering:-pr...

comment by DavideNL · 2022-02-22 · in Filters to block and remove copycat-websites from DuckDuckGo, Google and other

…are a few options for blocking, if you run uBlock Origin[1] the Resource Abuse list covers many. 1: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

comment by blacksmith_tb · 2022-02-22 · in Detecting Monero Miners with Bpftrace

…unsupported in Chrome[0]. Of course, Manifest V3 won't make the situation any better though. [0]: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

comment by danShumway · 2022-02-21 · in Google Tag Manager, the new anti-adblock weapon (2020)

For context, gorhill is the author of uBlock Origin. And for context on MV3, see https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

comment by Vinnl · 2022-02-21 · in Google Tag Manager, the new anti-adblock weapon (2020)

ublock origin has actually an experimental option for this: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Static-filter-syntax#... only issue with blocking the proxies is that you can now decide to host the container on your own infra through…

comment by pixeldetracking · 2022-02-21 · in Google Tag Manager, the new anti-adblock weapon (2020)

…declarativeNetRequest. === [0] https://www.pixeldetracking.com/fr/google-tag-manager-server... [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Static-filter-syntax#... [2] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Static-filter-syntax#... [3]…

comment by gorhill · 2022-02-21 · in Google Tag Manager, the new anti-adblock weapon (2020)

…work from HN for me. For the link to work, users need to click from a trusted domain listed here https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/bba4732c6b47134c3f54e...

comment by Quenhus · 2022-02-17 · in Filters to block and remove copycat-websites from DuckDuckGo, Google and other

…what uMatrix was and default uBO mode (known as easy-mode). They offer other options as well. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode

comment by eikenberry · 2022-02-17 · in WebGL 2.0 Achieves Pervasive Support from All Major Web Browsers