Google is purging ad-blocking extension uBlock Origin from the Chrome Web Store

Submitted ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨BrikoX@lemmy.zip⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.zip⁩

https://www.techspot.com/news/105130-google-purging-ad-blocking-extension-ublock-origin-chrome.html

According to recent user reports, uBlock Origin is quickly disappearing from the Chrome Web Store. The official page for the ad-blocking extension now states that it is unavailable because it doesn’t comply with Chrome’s “best practices” for add-ons. However, we can confirm that the page is still accessible from our EU Windows client.

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floofloof@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

Soon, users will have to choose between accepting Chrome’s inferior ad-blocking technology or switching to a different browser.

Doesn’t seem like a terribly difficult choice. Firefox it is.

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- cyborganism@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Chrome has ad blocking technology?
  
  I thought it was the opposite.
  
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  - kilgore_trout@feddit.it ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    It is referring to the new uBlock Origin Lite compatible with Manifest v3.
    
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  - laurelraven@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    I think it does, but only blocks competing advertisers
    
    (Note: I actually have no clue if they do and I’m talking out my ass; that said, I would absolutely not be surprised one bit if they did exactly that)
    
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hitmyspot@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I’ve already switched to Firefox. It makes me a little sad that I moved to chrome in the first place. Back then google seemed to care about improving the web experience and moving to open standards. Now they are so dominant, it’s the opposite. Its the death of an idealistic internet.

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- oce@jlai.lu ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  …wikipedia.org/…/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish
  
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  - billiam0202@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    We need to add the fourth E: Enshittify. Once you’ve eliminated all the competition, extract every last dollar out of your users by steadily degrading their experience while offering them the option to pay to restore some semblance of usability.
    
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  - rain_worl@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    was not surprised seeing microsoft used it
    
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  - hitmyspot@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Yes, which existed at the time but was not a commonly used phrase. I dont know that it had even been coined by that point.
    
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ArbiterXero@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
So THIS is why all the Firefox hit pieces have been surfacing recently….

Suddenly the picture becomes clearer lol.

I’m not surprised, they have been threatening this for awhile, put the timing of the hit pieces, and then this…… answers a lot of questions

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- Fuzzy_Red_Panda@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  To be fair, Mozilla is making some choices regarding Firefox that are pretty controversial; most of us don’t like many of the decisions being made and have legitimate frustrations.
  
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  - ArbiterXero@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Sure, and that’s meaningful, but the problem is that many articles are getting major details and entire concepts wrong and publishing statements that are so inaccurate that it feels like bullshit.
    
    Like the advertising counter is nowhere near how it’s been represented over and over in various unknown blogs.
    
    Very much has the feel of a FUD campaign
    
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stardust@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
People who don’t switch away from chrome deserve the ads.

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- Fuzzy_Red_Panda@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  No they don’t. When chrome first came out, every tech enthusiast and tech journalist praised it and encouraged every tech person to use it and to get their families to use it. Now millions of families still use Chrome and they don’t deserve to suffer.
  
  Let’s help all our loved ones move to a better browser and a better internet experience.
  
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NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Time for everyone to purge Google Chrome from their systems. Google needs to learn the hard way that people aren’t going to tolerate this kind of hostility and reminded that they aren’t the only browser.

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- quixotic120@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  The problem is proprietary systems that are mandatory to interface with. I have chrome installed for these stupid bullshit situations and as a result it’s constantly so far out of date that I just end up having to reinstall it the once or twice a year I am forced to use it.
  
  Government interfaces are the one I run into the most. I recently had to log into nppes, the us government database for updating information attached to the national provider identifier number for healthcare practitioners. Super important thing, literally necessary to bill every single insurance in America and to join basically any practice. Locked out of the site unless you use edge or chrome. Like scripting on the page that makes the page blanked out for any other browser (including older versions)
  
  Similarly I just had to pay the local tax bill in my county and their website had the same deal although they also supported safari. The website is blocked out with Firefox. but the website didn’t work right even trying all 3 of their “supported browsers” on 2 different computers and a vm lmao except I still have to figure out how to pay my taxes
  
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  - LiveLM@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Oh, we all have to have to deal with proprietary bullshit sometimes, specially when the subject is government BS.
    Just don’t daily drive Chrome and ya good 👍
    
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- possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  How about we just get rid of Chome? Who needs learning when you have alternatives
  
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DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Thanks Google, now you can deliver people even more malware and scams!

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mindbleach@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
The right time to stop using Chrome was fucking years ago.

Any time now is a close second.

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- Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  You either die a hero, or live long enough to become a villain
  
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JRepin@lemmy.ml ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Best to switch to Firefox anyways, or even better privacy enhanced LibreWolf

This project is a custom and independent version of Firefox, with the primary goals of privacy, security and user freedom. LibreWolf is designed to increase protection against tracking and fingerprinting techniques, while also including a few security improvements. This is achieved through our privacy and security oriented settings and patches. LibreWolf also aims to remove all the telemetry, data collection and annoyances, as well as disabling anti-freedom features like DRM.

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1984@lemmy.today ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
We should make webpages that actively disables chrome and letting the user know why.

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- rain_worl@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  who would know better about spying than literally 1984
  
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  - 1984@lemmy.today ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Today it’s everywhere so hard to miss. :) Used to be a conspiracy theory when I was growing up.
    
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MrPoopyButthole@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
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I find it very interesting that they had thr balls to include this in the article.

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- possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Honestly someone needs to find a way to allow me to easily tip websites. If I like an article I’ll donate the average made by ads.
  
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  - Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Yes tipping culture should replace ads
    
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  - JackbyDev@programming.dev ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Especially when you realize how little they get for serving you the ad. But they charge way more to stop showing them.
    
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  - BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Fun fact: Google is working on that: chromestatus.com/feature/4917148755689472
    
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Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
They’ve already fucked up adguard

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- Starbuncle@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  How so?
  
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card797@champserver.net ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Good thing I never used Chrome.

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scsi@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
(x-posted comment) There’s a MV3 alternate (same dev!) “uBlock Origin Lite” which this article completely misses out on mentioning: …google.com/…/ddkjiahejlhfcafbddmgiahcphecmpfh

There are certain websites and tools which need chrome/chromium making it a necessary evil; for example there’s a new trend in firmware flashing of devices like ESP32 boards and HAM/GMRS radios which are web based and use Chrome tech. This new MV3 fork isn’t as good as the original but it’s better than nothing and does stop some ad trash.

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