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.

  • el_abuelo
    21·
    1 month 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.

      • el_abuelo
        21·
        1 month ago

        Would love to see examples of this, I’ve never seen it (since 2000 or so)

    • mholiv@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 month ago

      Issue is that some sites just refuse to work saying you need to install a supported browser. Changing the user agent fixes this.