Google recently disabled uBlock Origin and other extensions for Chrome users with no apparent option to restore them. The good news is that you can still make uBlock Origin work. Here is how.
  • miridius@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    21 hours ago

    For those that do need to use Chrome for whatever reason, don’t bother with all this faff just use uBOL, it’s just as good as uBO

  • tfm@europe.pubEnglish
    14·
    2 days ago

    You can still block ads while shoving your data up Google’s ass, here is how.

    Don’t use Chrome

  • lasers4eyes@piefed.zipEnglish
    7·
    2 days ago

    Using an adblocker on chrome is the funniest shit, that’s like using a condom to fuck a sheep.

    Good job using a condom, but what the fuck are you doing fucking a sheep?

  • MetalMachine@feddit.nlEnglish
    102·
    2 days ago

    Just use Firefox. Its people’s fault that it got so bad because you basically gave them a browser monopoly

  • exu@feditown.comEnglish
    1662·
    4 days ago

    As they note in the article, this is a temporary measure, I.E. guaranteed to break soon.

    Start switching to Firefox now so you’re done when they finally turn it of. Ignore any other Chromium based browsers, it’s unlikely they have the manpower to extend MV2 beyond what Google supports with their LTS releases.

    • That Weird Vegan@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      431·
      4 days ago

      Completely anecdotally, but I’ve noticed that in the last few months, ublock origin installs on the Mozilla addons site has gone up. So i think people are already moving.

    • Spuddlesv2@lemmy.caEnglish
      1039·
      4 days ago

      Firefox on iOS doesn’t offer any ad blocking. Vivaldi (and several other) Chromium browsers do. So for a good chunk of the mobile community, Firefox is not the best option.

      • exu@feditown.comEnglish
        561·
        4 days ago

        Blame Apple for that, as for the longest time they only allowed using the Safari engine on iOS. Apparently that’s still the case outside the EU now, meaning Mozilla would need to maintain two versions on iOS.

        On any other operating system, Firefox is by far the best at blocking ads with uBlock Origin.

        • PlasticExistence@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          3 days ago

          Orion browser on iOS supports Firefox and Chrome extensions. It’s relatively new still, but I’ve been using it without any issue with uBO

      • biggerbogboy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        141·
        4 days ago

        Apple limits mobile browsers a shit ton. When you get Firefox on iOS, you don’t get Firefox, you get what’s basically a safari front end. This is the reason you can install uBlock Origin or other extensions on the android version of Firefox, but be unable on the iOS version.

        • supermurs@kbin.earth
          64·
          3 days ago

          I know mate, but this isn’t about installing extensions. Both Vivaldi and Brave have built-in adblockers in their iOS versions. That is not prevented or restricted by Apple.

      • supermurs@kbin.earth
        92·
        4 days ago

        Yep, I wish Firefox stepped up in this matter, since their competition can implement decent adblockers on iOS, while dealing with the exact same limitations Apple has set.

        • Spuddlesv2@lemmy.caEnglish
          51·
          2 days ago

          Thank you. Glad one person has the ability to actually comprehend what I said. Vivaldi - and several others - does ad blocking on iOS right now.

        • Sequence5666@lemmy.worldEnglish
          103·
          4 days ago

          Ios is never going to allow this. The best option is pihole and vpn

          Ads are necessary curse for humanity. The general mass will never switch to open source or challenging alternatives and it sux

          • supermurs@kbin.earth
            51·
            3 days ago

            iOS already allows adblocker features for 3rd party browsers. Both Vivaldi and Brave have working adblockers, but Firefox does not.

  • xxce2AAb@feddit.dkEnglish
    1202·
    4 days ago

    Alternatively, you could use a browser instead of an advertisement delivery app.

  • Erik L. Midtsveen 🏴🌈@lemmy.wtfEnglish
    161·
    3 days ago

    “While users can still make uBlock Origin work, it will eventually stop working altogether, and no method will be able to mend it. Therefore, users will have to either switch to Manifest V3-based blockers, such as uBlock Lite, or move to browsers that still support Manifest V2. Firefox, Opera, and Brave, for example, do not plan to ditch those extensions just yet.”

    Just fucking switch already!

  • KingPorkChop@lemmy.caEnglish
    7·
    2 days ago

    My first web browser was Mosaic version 1. I ran version 2 alpha for a bit.

    Netscape started doing things better so I moved over to it.

    Over the years I’ve bounced around from Netscape, Firefox, Opera, Chrome, and a few others (the MS browsers never really swayed me). It seemed like every year I’d be moving to a new platform or version. I usually have 3-4 browsers installed on my computers at any given time.

    Once Chrome blocked uOrigin I moved over to Firefox. Easy.

    The point is, to get the best (and safest) browsing experience, you have to be flexible. If you just use the thing that “came with the computer” you’re going to have a bad time. If Chrome wants to break your browsing experience, ditch it.

  • iAvicenna@lemmy.worldEnglish
    911·
    4 days ago

    you can enable ublock in chrome by downloading firefox from chrome, installing it, then installing ublock in firefox and finally removing chrome