uBlock Origin developer recommends switching to Firefox as Chrome flags the extension
github.com
EDIT: Apologies. Updated with a link to what gorhill REALLY said:
Manifest v2 uBO will not be automatically replaced by Manifest v3 uBOL[ight]. uBOL is too different from uBO for it to silently replace uBO -- you will have to explicitly make a choice as to which extension should replace uBO according to your own prerogatives.
Ultimately whether uBOL is an acceptable alternative to uBO is up to you, it's not a choice that will be made for you.
Will development of uBO continue? Yes, there are other browsers which are not deprecating Manifest v2, e.g. Firefox.
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Why not just recommend not using Chrome...?
Avoid chromium browsers
...no?
why not?
Why?
a good reason is that they are controlled by Google and without competition they can implement any anti-consumer features they want
No they're not. You don't know what you're talking about.
None of the other Chromium based browsers have the engineering power to go their own way. They are dependent on what Google adds or removes in Chromium.
Wrong again.
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-best-on-Firefox
You know there are other ad blockers? Other browsers have them built into the browser itself so there's no need for any extensions at all.
You realize Mozilla is selling your data, regardless of what extensions you have?
uBO is the best one though. And Firefox is one of the major mainstream browsers. Is easier to get people to change to something well known rather than an obscure browser like librewolf.
Mozilla doesn't sell your data if you use Librewolf (or if you just opt out)
Then use LibreWolf.
I just think it's hilarious that people fall over themselves lambasting private Chromium alternatives while vehemently supporting a browser that is openly selling your data.
I do?
Was that a question? I dunno, do you?
Switching to another Chromium-based browser is a half-measure. Other Chromium-based browsers are on borrowed time.
As time goes on, it will become more difficult for them to maintain v2 support. Nobody has the resources to properly maintain a browser fork with more than minor modifications. And you can bet Google will go out of their way to make this difficult for everybody else.
I mean, sure, use what you're comfortable with if you really can't use a non-Chromium-based browser for some reason. But it means you're likely going to have to jump ship again sooner or later. Why not just jump once, to something with better long-term prospects?
Then again, the folks behind Arc Browser have expressed interest in becoming engine-agnostic, so perhaps there will be a Chromium-free Arc version in the future. That would be very cool.
They don't need to maintain V2, they can bundle native adblockers like Cromite.
And Firefox won't? I just explained why you don't even need v2 support.
Except...all of them?
If and when that becomes a problem, I can change later just like I can today... Today it is not a problem.