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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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[–] TwitchingCheese@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Even then it was never all that effective. The only real solution I'd ever found was the FB Purity extension, unfortunately it seems like the developer may have passed away or had some significant event happen. They went from regular updates and daily interaction for like 15 years to completely vanishing 7 months ago.