uBlock Origin
PulseAugur coverage of uBlock Origin — every cluster mentioning uBlock Origin across labs, papers, and developer communities, ranked by signal.
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User reports uBlock Origin security issues on Mastodon
A user on Mastodon reported issues after installing uBlock Origin from GitHub, experiencing security warnings on all web pages. The user is seeking help to uninstall the extension and mentioned considering Debian or Ubu…
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Firefox remains sole major browser supporting uBlock Origin; Apple plans "MacBook Ultra"
Firefox has become the sole major web browser to continue supporting the uBlock Origin ad blocker, following the discontinuation of support by Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Safari, Opera, and Brave. Meanwhile, Apple is…
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uBlock Origin stops blocking Facebook ads due to complexity
The ad-blocking browser extension uBlock Origin has ceased its efforts to block advertisements on Facebook. Developers cited the increasing difficulty and resource intensity required to keep up with Facebook's evolving …
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Google develops new AI voice tool; Edge to block older ad blockers
Google is developing a new AI-powered voice note-taking application called Conversation Capture, which appears to be a successor to its Recorder app. Meanwhile, Microsoft Edge is phasing out support for Manifest V2 exte…
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uBlock Origin adds AI widget blocking to EasyList
uBlock Origin's EasyList now includes an option to block AI widgets, which is not enabled by default. This feature aims to remove various AI-driven buttons, prompts, and nag screens that appear on different websites. Us…
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User finds workaround for Amazon AI content whitespace on Firefox
A user on Mastodon reported a fix for an issue on Firefox where Amazon's AI-related content created unwanted whitespace on the left side of the page when using uBlock Origin. The workaround involves disabling uBlock Ori…
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Google Chrome to End Support for Legacy Ad Blockers
Google is phasing out support for older ad blockers in its Chrome browser by removing workarounds for Manifest V2 extensions. This change will effectively disable popular ad blockers like the original uBlock Origin. The…
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ClaudeAI Users Seek Ways to Hide Interface Elements
A user on Reddit is asking for ways to hide a specific message or element within the ClaudeAI interface. The suggested solution involves using the UBlock Origin browser extension's element picker feature to block the un…
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Mozilla criticized for integrating Google's Play Integrity API into Firefox
Mozilla is facing criticism from the free and open-source software (FOSS) community for integrating Google's Play Integrity API into Firefox for Android. This move is seen by some as a betrayal of open-source principles…
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User shares uBlock Origin filter to hide AI content in Google Search
A user on Mastodon shared a custom filter rule for uBlock Origin designed to block AI-generated content from Google Search results. The rule targets specific elements on Google's search results pages, aiming to remove A…
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AI blocklist expanded to filter search results
A user has forked and expanded an AI blocklist, originally created by laylavish, for use with browser extensions like uBlock Origin and uBlacklist. The goal of this curated list is to filter out AI-generated content fro…
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uBlock Origin filter list targets generative AI features
A new filter list for the uBlock Origin browser extension has been developed to hide features that utilize or promote generative AI. This list, available on GitHub, aims to provide users with more control over their bro…