Time to switch to uBlock Lite or another ad blocker.

If you have uBlock Origin, you might notice Chrome automatically disabling the extension.

Google Chrome has begun to phase out uBlock Origin. The developer of the free ad blocker, Raymond Hill, recently reposted a screenshot that shows Chrome automatically turning off uBlock Origin because it is “no longer supported.”

The change comes as Google Chrome migrates to Manifest V3, a new extension specification that could impact the effectiveness of some ad blockers. uBlock Origin has launched uBlock Origin Lite, which uses Manifest V3, in response to the transition. However, you have to manually install the extension because it’s “too different from uBO to be an automatic replacement,” according to a FAQ Hill that posted to GitHub.

    • officermike@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      I have, and as a tab hoarder, the transition has been rough. I really miss the tab grouping feature from Chrome, and I haven’t found any FF extension that suitably replaces it.

      I had already switched to mobile Firefox years ago for extension (uBlock) support, and that was an easy transition.

      • partial_accumen@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        I prefer FF, but if it helps you the Vivaldi Browser is Chromium based and will continue to support the v2 Manifest (old extensions) until July 2025. That might buy you time. Who knows what the landscape and options exist then.

    • fine_sandy_bottom@lemmy.federate.cc
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      2 months ago

      I’ve been a firefox supporter since netscape.

      That said, things aren’t going great.

      Because it’s market share is in the toilet more and more web sites just aren’t supporting it any more. My university’s website, some government websites, and 2x industry platforms I use for work just plain do not work in firefox.

      Mozilla just bought an advertising company. They can spin it as they like but basically, mozilla’s primary revenue source in the future is going to be ads.

      They just had a throw down with the developer of uBlock. I don’t think this is particularly meaningful, but it’s not a tick in the right column.

      • thatsnothowyoudoit@lemmy.ca
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        2 months ago

        Nothing a user agent spoofing extension can’t fix.

        Also, if anyone has concerns about Firefox there are some really interesting forks.

        Zen has been my go to for a couple of weeks.

        • el_abuelo@programming.dev
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          2 months ago

          Why is that? Folks aren’t going round writing user agent parsers to maliciously disable functionality in Firefox. They’re just writing bad code that doesn’t work on anything but the browser they use.

          I use Firefox mainly because I don’t trust Google and at work it ensured at least one of us sees bugs that chrome users don’t.

        • Revan343@lemmy.ca
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          2 months ago

          The basic Chromecast was discontinued, and the Chromecast functionality was rolled into Google TV. Existing Chromecasts should keep working, hope they don’t have any major security bugs though, because I doubt those are getting patched