uBlock Origin got forever disabled in Chrome due to the browser's transition to MV3. What does it mean for the extension's many users and what are the alternatives?
Security, kinda. Google didn’t like having extensions which could have their execution modified outside the core code (e.g. the block lists). Also, I’d put money on Google hating anything which reduces ad revenue.
Also, I’d put money on Google hating anything which reduces ad revenue.
You don’t need to speculate. Google is a publicly traded company. The same year they announced Manifest V3 (I think 2019) they said in their shareholder statements that ad blocking tools are a threat to their revenue.
That’s the year I moved to Firefox and haven’t looked back.
I like Adnauseam which not only blocks all ads but clicks them first. I’m not really sure why they don’t understand the concept of an arms race, but I do.
Why it happened?
Security, kinda. Google didn’t like having extensions which could have their execution modified outside the core code (e.g. the block lists). Also, I’d put money on Google hating anything which reduces ad revenue.
What to use instead?
uBlock Origin, in FireFox.
You don’t need to speculate. Google is a publicly traded company. The same year they announced Manifest V3 (I think 2019) they said in their shareholder statements that ad blocking tools are a threat to their revenue.
That’s the year I moved to Firefox and haven’t looked back.
but they didn’t have their execution modified. What got updated was datafiles, not code. This is just a shitty excuse by google.
I like Adnauseam which not only blocks all ads but clicks them first. I’m not really sure why they don’t understand the concept of an arms race, but I do.
When I used it, it sadly didn’t block some of the ads UBO does, which I found strange since it’s just UBO with extras.
Btw there’s still uBlock Origin Lite on the Chrome Web Store. Chrome users (some of us need it for work) can use that instead.