uBlock 1.48.0 Adds Readiness Status, Code Viewer, and Other Fixes

Re:uBlock 1.48.0 Adds Readiness Status, Code Viewer, and Oth... by jjoonathan on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @02:26PM (#35250331)

The real difficulty hurdle isn't installing it (or having someone install it), the real hurdle is when it breaks something important and you have to realize that Ad Block belongs on the suspect list and you have to know how to disable it, reset cookies, and try again.

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Re:uBlock 1.48.0 Adds Readiness Status, Code Viewer, and Oth... by 12345hn6789 on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @02:34PM (#35250461)

This basically never happens if you're using default config uBlock origin

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Re:uBlock 1.48.0 Adds Readiness Status, Code Viewer, and Oth... by thrwy_ee_custmr on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @02:56PM (#35250820)

Happens occasionally. It is uncommon but happens enough to ruin the day of unsuspecting users.

For example, go to https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/My-EE-app-and-website/EE-Site-... and search for "Adblocker" in this page. You will find a story where their mobile service provider blacklisted their IP because they clicked on a button on the website while their adblocker was enabled.

Exactly the same thing happened to me with the same mobile service provider except that I was using uBlock origin when my mobile service provider blacklisted my IP.

Bank websites sometimes breaking in the presence of an adblocker is a common occurrence in many parts of the world.

You live in one geography and you visit websites that you need in your life. Do not assume everyone else is having the same experience as you. Websites breaking in the presence of adblockers is a real thing that sometimes makes us hesitate to install it on the browsers of our friends and family who may not be as tech savvy as we are.

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Re:uBlock 1.48.0 Adds Readiness Status, Code Viewer, and Oth... by Shared404 on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @03:28PM (#35251277)

My no contract phone provider is broken by adblock, and will shadow ban my IP temporarily if I forget to entirely disable it and then grant all permissions the site requests.

I still install uBlock Origin on most of my friends computers, but make sure they know to open any sites that break in a private tab.

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Re:uBlock 1.48.0 Adds Readiness Status, Code Viewer, and Oth... by kleiba on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @02:28PM (#35250372)

Yeah, except that has never happened to me in 20+ years of using ad blockers.

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Re:uBlock 1.48.0 Adds Readiness Status, Code Viewer, and Oth... by ktta on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @02:42PM (#35250594)

Never? So many news websites detect adblocker use and stop you from reading the article till you disable it

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Re:uBlock 1.48.0 Adds Readiness Status, Code Viewer, and Oth... by hiccuphippo on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @03:39PM (#35251426)

I feel like it's not that it never happens to me but that I quickly leave and forget the site that blocks me. Non-survivorship bias.

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Re:uBlock 1.48.0 Adds Readiness Status, Code Viewer, and Oth... by 411111111111111 on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @02:52PM (#35250742)

It depends on how strongly you filter.

The default rules probably won't cause issues, but you'll still see a lot of ads. As you optimize these away, things start breaking

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Re:uBlock 1.48.0 Adds Readiness Status, Code Viewer, and Oth... by bennysonething on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @03:03PM (#35250912)

I just use Firefox with unblock for general browsing. Chrome if I'm trying to buy something and I need the page not to break.

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