Google is Killing uBlock Origin. No Chromium Browser is Safe.
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We’ve been anticipating it for years,1 and it’s finally happening. Google is finally killing uBlock Origin – with a note on their web store stating that the extension will soon no longer be available because it “doesn’t follow the best practices for Chrome extensions”.2 Daly Barnett. “Chrome Users Beware: Manifest V3 is Deceitful and Threatening.” EFF, December 9, 2021. ↩ Lawrence Abrams. “Google warns uBlock Origin and other extensions may be disabled soon.” Bleeping Computer, October 13, 2024. ↩

Google is weakening ad blockers as part of their MV3 extension standard and this will trickle down into all Chromium browsers. Built in ad blockers lack features compared to uBlock Origin as well.

    • BonerMan@ani.socialdeleted by creator
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      2 years ago

      To reduce reliance on Google… With the goal to change how advertising works, less annoying, less asshole ads would benefit everyone.

        • BonerMan@ani.socialdeleted by creator
          910·
          2 years ago

          Its not doing that, you can use a fork if you want, or, and that would be the important part, put a condom over your internet cable before it enters the router, safety first.

            • dan@upvote.au
              42·
              2 years ago

              The data doesn’t go to the advertiser - it’s anonymized, encrypted, and sent to an aggregation service. The data isn’t about you personally.

              This is a much better solution than what’s used for advertising today.

            • BonerMan@ani.socialdeleted by creator
              22·
              2 years ago

              Good luck using the internet without having that data harvested by waaaaaay worse people. Again, just opt out.