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uBlock Origin stops chasing Facebook’s ever-changing ad-blocking tricks (sh.itjust.works)

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uBlock Origin maintainers have decided to stop continuously updating filters specifically to keep up with Facebook’s latest ad-blocking countermeasures.

Existing filters will remain, but new Facebook techniques may eventually bypass them. The decision highlights the ongoing cat-and-mouse game between ad blockers and advertising platforms.

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[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 62 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Just block the whole site 👍

[–] black0ut@pawb.social 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I have facebook and its spinoffs (instagram, whatsapp, etc) all blocked network-wide through pi-hole. It feels good.

[–] MycelialMass@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I wish i could add insta and whatsapp to the list but wife uses them

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Someone mentioned uBlacklist (for Firefox & Google) and I've been using it to do just that, among other sites. DuckDuckGo has its own filtering system.