According to recent user reports, uBlock Origin is quickly disappearing from the Chrome Web Store. The official page for the ad-blocking extension now states that it is unavailable because it doesn’t comply with Chrome’s “best practices” for add-ons. However, we can confirm that the page is still accessible from our EU Windows client.
The right time to stop using Chrome was fucking years ago.
Any time now is a close second.
You either die a hero, or live long enough to become a villain
Good thing I never used Chrome.
Best to switch to Firefox anyways, or even better privacy enhanced LibreWolf
This project is a custom and independent version of Firefox, with the primary goals of privacy, security and user freedom. LibreWolf is designed to increase protection against tracking and fingerprinting techniques, while also including a few security improvements. This is achieved through our privacy and security oriented settings and patches. LibreWolf also aims to remove all the telemetry, data collection and annoyances, as well as disabling anti-freedom features like DRM.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/
Problem solved, except for the sites that still refuse to work properly with established web standards.
Problem solved, except for the sites that still refuse to work properly with established web standards.
for most of these, using an extension to pretend you are using chrome fixes the “problem”
… Which would sadly help to skew browser-usage-statistics to the dark side.
One up vote isn’t enough
I’ll sell you a few hundred upvotes from my bot farm
/s
yes, i use mostly ff but still i keep chrome. Maybe ill install brave or vivaldii for the chrome engine purpose only
Vivaldi is a good secondary browser imo
You could even take it up a notch and use something that is stronger like Librewolf and Mull
I like Vivaldi. Best of both worlds: no Google bullshit, like Firefox, combined with the compatibility of WebKit.
Man… I switched a while back. Shits wild how many sites don’t work correctly
Edit: my wife sends me tiktok videos which doesn’t work and then a random smattering of redirects.
Some websites will tell you FF is not a supported webbrowser, this is BS more often than not. You can circumvent this by changing your User-Agent: User-Agent Switcher - addons.mozilla.org
Microsoft Teams comes up with an unknown error on Firefox, which gets magically fixed when changing user agent…
I have not really found any…
But also, if you find sites that won’t work in Firefox, keep using them with Firefox and get others to do the same, then start complaining to the company running the site.
I did email one site that had a message that it only worked with chrome, I said that switching my user agent fixed the “issue” and the site seemed to work with no issues on FF.
A few months later, no more warning.
I edited my initial comment.
But it’s tiktok that my wife sends me and redirects. Which in absolutely not going to complain to tiktok because fuck that noise. IDC enough about that mess.
The redirects are annoying… But I just work around that in most cases
So you blame Firefox for Tiktok being shit?
Nope. Never said that. Tiktok not working is stupid… but it’s not firefoxes fault.
Ok, then I misenterpreted your comment, sorry about that.
All good! Have a great day
I’ve only found a couple of sites that don’t work. They need the Web Serial API, which the Firefox devs don’t want to implement.
Which ones? I’ve used Firefox and Vivaldi (which is Chromium-based) interchangeably for the last couple of years, and I can’t remember noticing any difference in their ability to handle sites. The main difference I’ve noticed is that Firefox renders fonts more nicely in Linux.
Thanks Google, now you can deliver people even more malware and scams!
Soon, users will have to choose between accepting Chrome’s inferior ad-blocking technology or switching to a different browser.
Doesn’t seem like a terribly difficult choice. Firefox it is.
Chrome has ad blocking technology?
I thought it was the opposite.
I think it does, but only blocks competing advertisers
(Note: I actually have no clue if they do and I’m talking out my ass; that said, I would absolutely not be surprised one bit if they did exactly that)
It is referring to the new uBlock Origin Lite compatible with Manifest v3.
(x-posted comment) There’s a MV3 alternate (same dev!) “uBlock Origin Lite” which this article completely misses out on mentioning: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin-lite/ddkjiahejlhfcafbddmgiahcphecmpfh
There are certain websites and tools which need chrome/chromium making it a necessary evil; for example there’s a new trend in firmware flashing of devices like ESP32 boards and HAM/GMRS radios which are web based and use Chrome tech. This new MV3 fork isn’t as good as the original but it’s better than nothing and does stop some ad trash.
I’ve already switched to Firefox. It makes me a little sad that I moved to chrome in the first place. Back then google seemed to care about improving the web experience and moving to open standards. Now they are so dominant, it’s the opposite. Its the death of an idealistic internet.
We need to add the fourth E: Enshittify. Once you’ve eliminated all the competition, extract every last dollar out of your users by steadily degrading their experience while offering them the option to pay to restore some semblance of usability.
Not just the customers, but the “business partners” too! If you want your search results at the top of the list, pay up! Sometimes you even get to pay for your ad to be shown in a context that’s not relevant at all, despite all the data collected to personalize ads!
Yes, which existed at the time but was not a commonly used phrase. I dont know that it had even been coined by that point.
was not surprised seeing microsoft used it
So THIS is why all the Firefox hit pieces have been surfacing recently….
Suddenly the picture becomes clearer lol.
I’m not surprised, they have been threatening this for awhile, put the timing of the hit pieces, and then this…… answers a lot of questions
To be fair, Mozilla is making some choices regarding Firefox that are pretty controversial; most of us don’t like many of the decisions being made and have legitimate frustrations.
Sure, and that’s meaningful, but the problem is that many articles are getting major details and entire concepts wrong and publishing statements that are so inaccurate that it feels like bullshit.
Like the advertising counter is nowhere near how it’s been represented over and over in various unknown blogs.
Very much has the feel of a FUD campaign
They’ve already fucked up adguard on tablets
How so?
Using chrome is the same as not respecting human rights on the web, because it actively works against our best interests with tracking and spying.
who would know better about spying than literally 1984
Today it’s everywhere so hard to miss. :) Used to be a conspiracy theory when I was growing up.
People who don’t switch away from chrome deserve the ads.
No they don’t. When chrome first came out, every tech enthusiast and tech journalist praised it and encouraged every tech person to use it and to get their families to use it. Now millions of families still use Chrome and they don’t deserve to suffer.
Let’s help all our loved ones move to a better browser and a better internet experience.
I find it very interesting that they had thr balls to include this in the article.
Honestly someone needs to find a way to allow me to easily tip websites. If I like an article I’ll donate the average made by ads per capita.
Yes tipping culture should replace ads
I despise both of these things and I think you just broke my brain.
Especially when you realize how little they get for serving you the ad. But they charge way more to stop showing them.
Fun fact: Google is working on that https://chromestatus.com/feature/4917148755689472
