uBlock-LLC/uBlock on Hacker News

…which is not deprecated by Manifest v3.[6] ** [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/57 [2] https://github.com/uBlock-LLC/uBlock/releases/tag/0.9.5.13 [3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10318200 [4] This was the first release…

comment by gorhill · 2021-02-17 · in Malware in open-source web extensions

…maintained to this day. Contribution graph for the original uBlock project during this time frame: https://github.com/uBlock-LLC/uBlock/graphs/contributors?fro... and now compare to the 'personal fork' that is uBlock Origin:…

comment by Aengeuad · 2020-09-20 · in uMatrix has been archived

…ublock causing CPU to be pegged at 100% making various js heavy applications completely unusable. https://github.com/uBlock-LLC/uBlock/issues/1829

comment by PaywallBuster · 2020-06-16 · in How the most popular Chrome extensions affect browser performance

…to the true uBlock Origin. [0]: https://twitter.com/judemaier/status/1020034358558670848 [1]: https://github.com/uBlock-LLC/uBlock/commits/master

comment by mattbit · 2018-07-28 · in An update on uBlock

https://www.reddit.com/r/ublock/comments/32mos6/ublock_vs_ub... https://github.com/uBlock-LLC/uBlock/issues/1706 Basically what AdBlock bought is the technical right to say "this extension is the original uBlock project" which is a part of…

comment by 1centHistorian · 2018-07-28 · in An update on uBlock

…[9] https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2016/08/a-new-way-to-control-th... [10] https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/commits/master [11] https://adblockplus.org/acceptable-ads http://www.businessinsider.com/google-microsoft-amazon-taboo

comment by shpx · 2017-11-05 · in Fake WhatsApp update from “WhatsApp Inc.” with Unicode whitespace: 1M downloads

…://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commits/master uBlock by chrisaljoudi seems to have stopped development: https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/commits/master

comment by diziet · 2017-05-14 · in uBlock vs. uBlock Origin (2015)

It does http://imgur.com/a/pJ0TY Available under "Installation" https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/ublock

comment by lowmagnet · 2016-12-12 · in There are no acceptable ads

…uBlock is abandonware[2]. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases (search for "webext") [2] https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/releases ("released this on 31 May 2015")

comment by gorhill · 2016-11-24 · in Add-ons in 2017

…can't really do much), and donate more to him. Eventually he just stopped making commits at all ( https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/graphs/contributors ), since people will still donate just for thinking that his domain is legit. The…

comment by hackernews2000 · 2016-09-13 · in Adblock Plus now sells ads

…quit working on it so that he could work on a paid ad-blocker for iOS called Purify instead.[1] [0] https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/ublock [1] https://www.purify-app.com/

comment by AdmiralAsshat · 2016-05-03 · in AdBlock Plus teams up with Flattr to help readers pay publishers

Yes. This is Ublock Origin. The other one is simply Ublock https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/ublock

comment by bdz · 2016-03-13 · in UBlock vs. ABP: efficiency compared

…not entirely sure about this. * Adblock Plus: https://adblockplus.org/en/contribute-code * uBlock: https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/ublock * Adblock (the original one, without the "Plus"): http://code.getadblock.com/ I could go on and on,…

comment by r3bl · 2016-03-04 · in Show HN: Let's encourage ad blocking

…"uBlock"[1] (abandonware) does not support strict blocking, which is what blocks SourceForge. [1] https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock

comment by gorhill · 2015-12-03 · in Trojan found in Filezilla downloaded from SourceForge

…the 'behind-the-scenes' keyword can be used instead of a domain to construct blocking rules. See https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/wiki/Behind-the-scene... , which is applicable to both uBlock and uBlock Origin.

comment by plorg · 2015-11-21 · in Popular Google Chrome extensions are constantly tracking you by default

>Also worth noting that I don't think EasyPrivacy is on by deafault in uBlock. It is. See the readme: https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock or https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

comment by cremno · 2015-10-29 · in Ad Blockers Are Also Changing the Game for SaaS and Web Developers

Direct link: https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/blob/master/platform/...

comment by btown · 2015-10-10 · in Adblockers as the reason for InvalidAccessError

…of `XMLHttpRequest.open()` applies only for the Safari-specific code of the extension.[1] [1] See https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/tree/master/platform/... , the code is in `vapi-client.js`, line 247.

comment by gorhill · 2015-10-10 · in Adblockers as the reason for InvalidAccessError

…go slower and use more RAM than not running them. The graphs that uBlock shows are very compelling: https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock I'm not saying that Apple tried hard enough; the content blockers on iOS are JIT-compiled to native…

comment by giovannibajo1 · 2015-09-17 · in Crystal – iOS 9 ad blocker

…showing popular pages loading quicker, load times measured and compared, CPU etc. Like this one: https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/blob/master/README.md... (blocking is important, but it doesn't worth it if it makes things slower for…

comment by jafitc · 2015-08-15 · in Show HN: MadBlocker — iOS 8 Ad and Tracking Script Blocker

…ClearClick (anti-clickjacking) missing from uBlock origin, if you don't install noscript [1] [1] https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/issues/1323

comment by ytdht · 2015-07-01 · in Firefox 41 will use less memory when running AdBlock Plus

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story by Arkan · 2015-07-01 · 3 comments

…to use uBlock over uBlock Origin. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/0.9.8.2 [2] https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/releases/tag/0.9.5.0 [3] https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/issues/1306

comment by arthurfm · 2015-07-01 · in Firefox 41 will use less memory when running AdBlock Plus

…happens at origin. Origin: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/graphs/contributors Nonorigin: https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/graphs/contributors

comment by fwn · 2015-07-01 · in Firefox 41 will use less memory when running AdBlock Plus

"Edit (2015-06-15): Somewhere toward the end of May, I decided I will not contribute code anymore to https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock anymore. See top of README."

comment by karlzt · 2015-06-16 · in UBlock Origin

I just found out how to do this exact thing with uBlock today, take a look at: https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filterin... It's not as easy as AdBlock but that's not too complicated when you understand how it works. It…

comment by Menerve · 2015-06-16 · in UBlock Origin

…So if we look at the Git repo commit history, we'll see the transition commit on April 1st ( https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/commit/bc4b7fc4ea17c8... ). I'm pretty sure we can consider his first commit as demonstrating his…

comment by justabystander · 2015-06-16 · in UBlock Origin

Sorry, but that looks an awful lot like bad-mouthed rumours I don't like at all. https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock mentions gorhill and ublock origin in a positive way and asking for donations is totally fine - it would've been a bit…

comment by onli · 2015-06-15 · in UBlock Origin

…Or his personal site which initially gave the impression that he was the sole creator of uBlock. https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/commit/6850fa0a262b87... > Can you remove me as collaborator of the project please? Thanks. >…

comment by gandarojin · 2015-06-15 · in UBlock Origin

It's better to download ublock from their source repo here: https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/releases > Due to Mozilla's review process, the version of uBlock available from the Add-ons homepage is currently often outdated. This…

comment by of · 2015-06-15 · in UBlock Origin

…started to monetize it. Like how he stripped out the "No donations sought" part of the readme ( https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/commit/f256801344a517... ). And many of his changes were done to make his own contributions seem far…

comment by justabystander · 2015-06-15 · in UBlock Origin

chrisaljoudi is not pushing anything compared to gorhill, just compare the commit rates: - https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/graphs/contributors - https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/graphs/contributors I am not claiming that…

comment by david_p · 2015-06-15 · in UBlock Origin

How is this different from the normal / existing uBlock? https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/releases

comment by mrmondo · 2015-06-15 · in UBlock Origin

uBlock is your friend https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock#getting-started

comment by wamatt · 2015-06-11 · in Twitter’s CEO Dick Costolo Is Stepping Down

…substantially more memory-efficient. There's a fairly detailed description of the differences here: https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/wiki/What-uBlock-can-...

comment by oostevo · 2015-04-26 · in Looking Up Symptoms Online? These Companies Are Tracking You

…democracy and he's going to do whatever pleases him with the brand that all of us helped to build: https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/issues/1306#issuecomm...

comment by currencyfreedom · 2015-04-25 · in Maintainership transfer of uBlock: post mortem

https://github.com/chrisaljoudi/uBlock/commit/6850fa0a262b87... > I suppose you should publish new version with a name indicative of the change. I plan to work on my own version which may or may not diverge from the current official…

comment by aeosynth · 2015-04-02 · in Ublock collaborators gorhill and Deathamns leave the project

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Ublock collaborators gorhill and Deathamns leave the project

story by Perceval · 2015-04-02 · 13 comments