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uBlock Origin can do it, no need for something else https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/discussions/26...

comment by n_plus_1_acc · 2026-09-15 · in XCancel service is suspended until further notice

…nsupported,ExtensionManifestV2Disabled`, and enjoy uBlock once again. See also the github discussion: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/discussions/29...

comment by stratos123 · 2026-02-23 · in AI uBlock Blacklist

…es=ExtensionManifestV2Unsupported,ExtensionManifestV2Disabled you can squeeze a few more versions out https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/discussions/29... as CLI based flags tend to live much longer than the GUI flags.

comment by zamadatix · 2025-09-18 · in Chrome's New AI Features

…have been in contact with Brave since then, e.g.: https://github.com/hackademix/noscript/issues/359 https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/discussions/29... https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/41173#issuecom... I'm not…

comment by antonok · 2025-08-31 · in Hardening Firefox – a checklist for improved browser privacy

…there is a way for chrome users to use manifest v2 in version 138 and above. See the link below. https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/discussions/29... For me, I choose not to manually update my ungoogled chromium to version 138…

comment by RandyOrion · 2025-07-12 · in Tell HN: uBlock Origin on Chrome is finally gone

…themself weaken security. For example I helped uBlock Origin out in 2022 when they ran into this: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/235#iss...

comment by evilpie · 2025-04-09 · in Hardening the Firefox Front End with Content Security Policies

…is manifest 2 not manifest 3. Manifest 2 will be disabled by ~mid 2025 in the Store. Seeing: seeing https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/wiki/About-Goo... And asking: What are the diff between manifest 2 and manifest 3 ext?…

comment by exiguus · 2025-03-19 · in Chrome disabling uBlock Origin is a serious security threat

…webRequestBlocking.. it seems that there's currently no information about this, so I asked them: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/discussions/35... In general it involves setting ExtensionInstallForcelist, but I haven't tried…

comment by zb3 · 2025-03-03 · in About Google Chrome's "This extension may soon no longer be supported" (2024)

These are the instructions for Windows from OP's reddit post: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/discussions/29... So much more complicated.

comment by sss111 · 2024-12-25 · in Tell HN: I just updated my wife's Chrome, and uBlock is no longer supported

Methods to enforce ExtensionManifestV2Availability on Linux for Chromium (and variants) and Chrome: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/discussions/29...

comment by drsh0 · 2024-08-15 · in Google pulls the plug on uBlock Origin

https://github.com/easylist/easylist/issues/19041 https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/1070#is...

comment by 3np · 2024-08-08 · in 0.0.0.0 Day: Exploiting Localhost APIs from the Browser

If anyone is wondering why uBlock Origin is no longer available for Safari, since version 13, see: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/1123#is... And for watching Safari status ongoing:…

comment by runjake · 2024-06-10 · in macOS Sequoia Preview

…to note this is 5 years old and will be somewhat irrelevant when Manifest v3 becomes mandatory: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338#iss...

comment by TheCleric · 2024-05-16 · in The Superuser's Guide to uBlock Origin (2019)

…phone is 7 years old and the original battery still holds a charge like the day I bought it. [0]: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/discussions/22... [1]: https://github.com/VR-25/acc

comment by perlclutcher · 2024-03-11 · in GrapheneOS finds Bluetooth memory corruption via ARM MTE

…dropping functionality and limiting rule counts. There are mitigations. Extensive discussion here: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338

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

…v3, because gorhill seems to be engaging with it in good faith. Browsing the issue about it ( https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338 ), it seems that manifest v3 blocks quite a lot of stuff out of the box. The fundamental…

comment by wzdd · 2023-08-03 · in A list of recent hostile moves by Google's Chrome team

…this by taking a simple look at the activity in the GitHub repos. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues

comment by commoner · 2023-02-08 · in Google and Mozilla are working on iOS browsers that aren't based on WebKit

…to Firefox when all Chromium based browsers will have much worse ad blockers due to Manifest V3. https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338

comment by danuker · 2023-01-13 · in Firefox lost ~16M users since last year

…happen. In fact, Google's intention is to sabotage every other browser, and shove ads everywhere. https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338

comment by danuker · 2023-01-13 · in Firefox lost ~16M users since last year

…[0], and uBlock Origin actually works better in Firefox than in other browsers apparently [1]. [0] https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338#iss... [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

comment by satvikpendem · 2022-12-01 · in Brave launches private search ads

https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338#iss... > Many users of uBO will dislike the limitations of uBOL when compared to uBO. If gorhill says it's inferior, I'm strongly inclined to say it's inferior. Obviously some form…

comment by yjftsjthsd-h · 2022-10-03 · in SingleFile version compatible with Manifest V3

…According to uBlock Origin’s creator, we don’t yet know if the performance truly is better: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338#iss...

comment by latexr · 2022-09-29 · in Google postpones MV2 shutoff in Chrome stable to June 2023

…here indicate many issues remain with MV3 and that it still fails to meet his own requirements. https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338#iss... > There's slightly more concern over privacy blockers I don't know if users of…

comment by AaronFriel · 2022-09-28 · in Google postpones MV2 shutoff in Chrome stable to June 2023

The maintainer of uBlock Origin posted a detailed comment about converting from v2 to v3 here: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338#iss... It’s really worth a read to better understand the pros and cons of this new API.

comment by styfle · 2022-09-25 · in Mozilla reaffirms that Firefox will continue to support current content blockers

…without alternative of a number of useful primitives that uBlock Origin used for blocking. See https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338 for a detailed accounting of the changes and their impacts.

comment by mirashii · 2022-09-20 · in uBlock Origin Lite: Description

…removal of a number of mechanisms for intercepting and blocking traffic that uBlock Origin uses. https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338 has a more detailed list of issues.

comment by mirashii · 2022-09-20 · in uBlock Origin Lite: Description

…excuse was that the extension's description was "too detailed." As for the other, here you go: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338#iss...

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

…kills the current standard for web extensions. There's been some work done on fixing this issue ( https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338 ) but the architecture of content blocking extensions will need to change to…

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

It's not looking hopeful https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338

comment by cube00 · 2022-08-30 · in AdGuard publishes the first ad blocker built on Manifest V3

…that "removing the blocking ability of the webRequest API means the death of uBO" in this comment https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338#iss... You can follow the issue tracker for any progress related to MV3 development…

comment by ayushnix · 2022-08-24 · in uBlock Origin works best on Firefox

…It also happens with other ad blockers. Unfortunately the author was unable to reproduce it. [1] https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/1687 [2] https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=129245...

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

…uBlock Origin developer, agrees that this will significantly limit uBlock Origin on Chrome. https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338#iss...

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

…Google will eventually tie their hands as well. No one is safe from an unstoppable spyware company. https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338 https://developer.chrome.com/blog/mv2-transition/

comment by swat535 · 2022-06-24 · in Apple is not defending browser engine choice

…to work, and what will not? Found this uBlock Origin thread, but still not sure what the deal is... https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338

comment by solardev · 2022-06-10 · in Firefox and Chrome are squaring off over ad-blocker extensions

…to create an adblocker with the same privacy protections as is currently possible with v2 https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338

comment by strombofulous · 2022-05-25 · in HTTPS Everywhere will sunset in January 2023

…validated automatically, and then later served as a block list that anyone can download. [0] https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/wiki/Inline-sc...

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

…that the privacy benefits from those changes don't outweigh a crippled Ublock Origin install. [0]: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/wiki/uBlock-Or...

comment by danShumway · 2022-02-11 · in Privacy preserving attribution for advertising

…Chrome will block an API used by uBlock Origin in 2023, Firefox will continue to support the API. ( https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338 ) The current version of uBlock Origin does not support Safari.

comment by commoner · 2022-01-28 · in The baseline for web development in 2022

…a particular sports event. Frankly that part of the extension on its own is amazingly useful. [1]: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/wiki/Static-fi...

comment by contravariant · 2022-01-13 · in The Boring YouTube

It's AdGuard URL Tracking Protection under privacy. This uses https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/1356

comment by asimops · 2022-01-04 · in Iceraven – Firefox for Android fork with more add-ons and configuration options

…Origin now) uBO gives a lot of flexibility and a traditional "no js" is absolutely possible (see https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/wiki/Blocking-... ). You then select which source is authorized to push crap at your browser

comment by rakoo · 2021-12-30 · in Browse the web like its 1999

…when you - one API change at a time - kill uBlock and forever US to watch CPU hungry ads again... https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338

comment by alpanka · 2021-12-13 · in Chrome on Windows Performance Improvements and Native Window Occlusion

…Origin GitHub[1] which discusses the technical aspect of these changes in much more detail. [1]: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338

comment by fuckcensorship · 2021-12-11 · in PSA: uBlock/AdBlocks on Chrome to lose function thanks to Manifestv3

There’s some information here: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338#iss...

comment by zagrebian · 2021-12-11 · in PSA: uBlock/AdBlocks on Chrome to lose function thanks to Manifestv3

…API), and block based on something else. There's also an issue[0] to block based on POST body. [0] https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/1357

comment by gizdan · 2021-11-04 · in Launch HN: Jitsu (YC S20) – Open-Source Segment Alternative

…they can be. Many of the things uBO does cannot be done in v3. That's what the uproar is about. https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338#iss... https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338#iss...

comment by Arnavion · 2021-10-20 · in Google, Mozilla Close to Finalizing Sanitizer API for Chrome and Firefox Browse

…[2] https://news.softpedia.com/news/google-chrome-microsoft-edge... [3] https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/338

comment by danuker · 2021-07-15 · in Facebook users said no to tracking, and now advertisers are panicking

…detects and blocks this. Unfortunately Chrome and Safari don't expose the APIs to allow this there. https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/780

comment by Qub3d · 2021-06-01 · in Apple, FedEx and the cookie apocalypse

…then just removing query parameters from the URLs of outgoing network requests. --- [1] https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/1356#is...

comment by gorhill · 2021-05-05 · in ClearURLs – automatically remove tracking elements from URLs

Searching a bit, I find in https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/760 and https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/1356 that uBlock Origin offers filter functions $queryprune and $removeparam . Didn't know uBlock…

comment by ronjouch · 2021-05-05 · in ClearURLs – automatically remove tracking elements from URLs