Comment by caseyy
1 year ago
The new uBlock Origin Lite is compatible with Manifest v3 and has the featured flag on the Chrome Web Store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin-lite/...
1 year ago
The new uBlock Origin Lite is compatible with Manifest v3 and has the featured flag on the Chrome Web Store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin-lite/...
But is less capable than uBlock origin.
https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as...
Wow, the big one to my eyes is the 'removeparam=' which allowed uBlock to strip out parameters (e.g. tracking parameters) from the request, allowing you to visit e.g. affiliate links without being tracked as coming from a specific affiliate (if the affiliate info was in the query params at least). Stuff like that is really amazing, I'm glad that here on FireFox we've still got the full uBlock Origin.
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And also requires far less intrusive permissions.
Which is why it is far less effective
Capable enough for most users, however I made the jump as it no longer fit my needs.
Not really.
90% of users won't notice a difference.
Here's the feature diff. [0]
[0] https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as...
I've been trying uBO Lite myself for a few months, and anyone who uses YouTube will absolutely notice that it's worse at blocking. Lite tends to delay playback at the start of a video for as long as the blocked ads would've been, making the site feel slower, and once in a while an ad will slip past the blocker anyway.
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I really really miss Zapper Mode
It would be nice if uBO automatically got replaced with uBL instead of requiring users to manually install it. A lot of users who might've had uBO installed by someone else won't know how or won't care enough to do it.
Straight from the FAQ you linked:
Sooo... yes really?
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i mean what's the breaking point? why is ublock no longer in the store whole the lite is?
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This is a trap. Extensions can still block elements in v3. If you use Lite you probably won't notice much of a difference. But in the background, it will no longer be able to modify network calls. That means you are no longer being protected from tracking AND your web browsing experience is once again being slowed down by the loading of ads (even if you don't see those ads)
The difference isn’t just in the network calls, it’s the relinquishing of the blocking to Chrome itself. The Lite extension is essentially reduced to just providing a blocklist to Chrome, and hopes that Chrome will honor the blocklist.
Google is surgically trying to dismantle adblocking, first by removing all the tools from the users under the guise of “it’s dangerous”, and then shutting it down by rendering them so ineffective they’re useless.
A blocklist with a limited size. I believe its 50 rules
it's also trivial for anti-adblockers to dynamically try alternative domains till they find one that isn't blocked.
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Lite version works for me the same as the original. Blocks majority of ads.
Slippery slope corporate apologism.
It's like a corporation shrinking the package size of your food by 10%, keeping the price the same and then claiming you still get the "majority" of the food.
Antisthenes I appreciate your "cynical" response but what I meant is I didn't yet notice any degradation of service compared to the original uBlock Origin.
Or just accurately describing reality?
UBOL is still blocking all the ads for me. It hasn't gone from 100% to 90%. It's still at 100%.
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and its a resource hog, sadly