uBlock Origin developer recommends switching to Firefox as Chrome flags the extension

Technology@lemmy.world – 2047 points – 3 months ago

~~https://www.neowin.net/news/ublock-origin-developer-recommends-switching-to-ublock-lite-as-chrome-flags-the-extension/~~

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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umatrix better

from the umatrix chrome store reviews:

It's great for advanced users, for the time being. The project is no longer being developed (since 2021) and the Github repository has been archived. It will probably, mostly, continue to work for years. Probably. Apparently you can get some support from uBlock github site, I have no knowledge on the details of this.

github backs that up https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix

From the looks of things it still works but i'm afraid to recommend something that isn't maintained to normal users.

fair enough, ublock is absolutely better for regular users.

It’s going to have the same problems as uBlock

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