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uBlock Origin developer recommends switching to Firefox as Chrome flags the extension (github.com)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world

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~~https://www.neowin.net/news/ublock-origin-developer-recommends-switching-to-ublock-lite-as-chrome-flags-the-extension/~~

EDIT: Apologies. Updated with a link to what gorhill REALLY said:

Manifest v2 uBO will not be automatically replaced by Manifest v3 uBOL[ight]. uBOL is too different from uBO for it to silently replace uBO -- you will have to explicitly make a choice as to which extension should replace uBO according to your own prerogatives.

Ultimately whether uBOL is an acceptable alternative to uBO is up to you, it's not a choice that will be made for you.

Will development of uBO continue? Yes, there are other browsers which are not deprecating Manifest v2, e.g. Firefox.

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[–] pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 5 months ago

PPAPI really ruined this all NPAPI FTW

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

So many kids with assigned school Chromebooks are going to get fucked over by this. You can apparently install Firefox on a Chromebook via the Google Play Store, but that was disabled on my daughter's Chromebook. I don't want her exposed to constant advertising while she's doing her schoolwork. It's bad enough that she's exposed to it the rest of the time just being in America.

[–] mwalimu@baraza.africa 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I think this is something most people rarely talk about but it strikes home to many of us. As a parent, I have a responsibility to defend my children against this persistent cognitive manipulation and experimentation. Just as I would not want a random stranger at the corner have exclusive attention of my kid and sell them insurance or grammarly or mesothelioma, I would also never want them to have that unfiltered access to my kids online. One can then say AdBlocks are a parental obligation.

[–] CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

there has to be collective voices and collective action taken. do parents unions exist?

[–] boywar3@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (7 children)

Usually, they are used to burn books :/

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