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Google pulls the plug on uBlock Origin, leaving over 30 million Chrome users susceptible to intrusive ads
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I'd just like to reassure everybody that you can quit using Google Chrome. I switched to Firefox a year ago. You can switch to something else too. Give it a try.
Wait, I don't need to nudge anybody. After all the ads start invading their browsing experience I doubt anybody will need much prodding.
Yep... when ublock quits working for me on Chrome then I will migrate.
Why wait? Migrate now. There's even Firefox for mobile with ublock
There is?
Yes my main mobile browser
Same here. Haven't seen an ad in I don't know how long.
That doesn’t really answer my question. How does one get ublock origin on mobile?
Same as on desktop. You go to the Mozilla extension site or the author's site and click add.
You use Firefox as your mobile browser
And to add to that, set all your programs and links to open in Firefox by default, instead of the YouTube app, etc. then you're blocking ads just like a desktop on every site you visit.
Why stop there? uninstall the youtube app. It's garbage. FreeTube has an Android fork now too.
There's an extensions menu in the firefox app, uBlock is listed as one of the recommend ones, all you have to do is click the plus sign to add it.
On Android, Firefox for iOS doesn't have addons because Apple.
The Orion browser has rudimentary support for Firefox extensions. UBlock origin seems to work for me. Best I’ve found for iOS
Only on Firefox Android.
As far as I know, Safari is the only browser with Adblock on iOS.
Also third party browsers on iOS are forced to use a janky slow WebKit WebView instead of the accelerated WebKit on Safari.
In the EU, things are different and third-party rendering engines have been forced upon Apple, so people there may have more options.
This is true, however, Firefox focus has a built in blocker that’s pretty good, and the Orion browser for iOS actually supports Firefox extensions (even though it’s built on top of safari), and is also pretty good. I run bothe Firefox focus and Orion with ublock on my iOS devices.
I just installed Orion thanks to this post and I'm really impressed. I usually stick to safari, but I'm going to sit on this for a week and see how I feel about it.
2 quick questions; Do you know if it's possible to get YouTube videos to run in PiP on iOS/iPadOS? And is there a dark mode for the app's interface?
I use Firefox Focus on iOS. It blocks quite a bit without addons.
Blocks ads in YouTube too, and if you add sponsorblock you it'll skip in video ads too
Yes. You can install extensions on firefox mobile just like you can on the desktop version. IIRC it's the only mobile browser that does this.
Mull is a Firefox fork with even more privacy features. There are others that I'm sure people will chime in with.
I personally enjoy Ecosia. They're the ones who plant trees whenever you use their search engine, and while not the best, at least their mobile app has a built in ad-blocker that imo seems pretty decent.
Rocking Firefox even from my Android phone. It works great!
It also blocks everything else on the website.
It's definitely more of a hassle than most people will want to deal with. But I still prefer to have it and selectively enable things as needed, because quite frankly I'd rather deal with predictable hassles of my own making than be bombarded with new bullshit every day due to ever worsening trends in enshittification.
Tip: its not better if you know its to much hassle for most people. But dont let that stop you from posting your ideas. The more power to those that such is not a hassle.
People have different tolerances for these kinds of things. Some people never bother to even get an ad blocker. Some won't touch settings no matter how simple. And some want to tweak and modify endlessly.
iirc some hardened firefox configs, including arkenfox, recommend using ublock ONLY. other privacy extensions like noscript aren't worth using because ublock replicates all of their features plus more
Why not both?
Because it can ruin your browsing experience all together. It'd be like installing multiple anti-virus programs on your Windows PC
look into umatrix, it's a better noscript, made by the same dev as ublock.
Formerly made by the same dev. Not because somebody else took it over, but because he deprecated it entirely.
Firefox reader mode is the champ, especially when combined with uBlock
You can even keep all your bookmarks
I don't understand the inertia if I'm honest.
Easy to understand. People don't like change.
Despite 25 years in IT, and knowing better, I only recently switched back to Firefox. I expected a fair bit of hassle, and I won't say the transition was seamless, but I was astounded.
Those of us in the know aren't doing any good circle jerking ourselves over our superior browser. We need to get our friends, coworkers and relatives engaged. And that should be easy if we contrast our ad-free experience with theirs.