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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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[–] fuzzzerd@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It would be nice if this worked, but the reality on the ground is that a significant portion of local businesses, events, and social groups exist only on Facebook and if you don't want to be on Facebook your option is to not participate or work with significantly incomplete or out of date information.

Because of this, numbers aren't published, flyers are not distributed widely if at all, and unless you know someone on the inside who relays information to you you will miss lots.

[–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

if you don’t want to be on Facebook your option is to not participate

Yep, be the change you want to see in the world