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Re:Explanation of the state of uBlock Origin and other block... by geerlingguy on Friday September 20, 2019 @09:14AM (#21026295)
It’s less Apple forbidding uBlock, and more uBlock deciding to not turn itself into a content blocker for the newer version.
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Re:Explanation of the state of uBlock Origin and other block... by input_sh on Friday September 20, 2019 @09:34AM (#21026482)
That's just wrong. It's impossible for uBlock Origin to turn itself into a content blocker while retaining its current functionality.

Content blockers in Safari are limited to 50k filters. uBlock Origin's default filters have more than that. Therefore, the choice is between a new, but much less useful extension, or no extension at all. uBlock Origin decided on the latter.

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Re:Explanation of the state of uBlock Origin and other block... by lotsofpulp on Friday September 20, 2019 @10:07AM (#21026812)
There’s a way around the 50k limit:

https://backstage.1blocker.com/say-hello-to-1blocker-x-8b55e...

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Re:Explanation of the state of uBlock Origin and other block... by saagarjha on Friday September 20, 2019 @10:36AM (#21027118)
To be fair, multiple extensions is a huge hack and has complexities of its own.
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