But is less capable than uBlock origin.

Wow, the big one to my eyes is the 'removeparam=' which allowed uBlock to strip out parameters (e.g. tracking parameters) from the request, allowing you to visit e.g. affiliate links without being tracked as coming from a specific affiliate (if the affiliate info was in the query params at least). Stuff like that is really amazing, I'm glad that here on FireFox we've still got the full uBlock Origin.

I would have said, use ClearURLs, but it is blocked too: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/clearurls/lckanjgmi...

Socialfixer won't work anymore too.

And also requires far less intrusive permissions.

Which is why it is far less effective

Capable enough for most users, however I made the jump as it no longer fit my needs.

Not really.

90% of users won't notice a difference.

Here's the feature diff. [0]

[0] https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as...

I've been trying uBO Lite myself for a few months, and anyone who uses YouTube will absolutely notice that it's worse at blocking. Lite tends to delay playback at the start of a video for as long as the blocked ads would've been, making the site feel slower, and once in a while an ad will slip past the blocker anyway.

I am not so sure if that is the light version. In my (outdated) Ungoogled Chromium which still has classic uBlock, YouTube videos also have delays or do stop playing completely after a few seconds. So I have switched to the FreeTube software to watch YouTube videos. I can recommend that.

I have used Youtube and uBlock Origin lite for the past couple of months and have not noticed that. Are you using the complete filtering mode?

Just use Freetube to browse Youtube. It's a better experience in every respect.

I really really miss Zapper Mode

i mean what's the breaking point? why is ublock no longer in the store whole the lite is?

ublock is manifest v2, lite is v3.

Manifest v3 removed access to certain APIs that where used to alter the websites to block ads

  > Not really.

Straight from the FAQ you linked:

  In general, uBOL will be less effective at dealing with websites using anti-content blocker or minimizing website breakage.

Sooo... yes really?

Yes pedantically, not really. :)

You scroll past multiple paragraphs that say "maybe. maybe not" and "it depends on your browsing" to cherrypick a quote qualified with "in general."

LOL! You know that's bad faith.

It would be nice if uBO automatically got replaced with uBL instead of requiring users to manually install it. A lot of users who might've had uBO installed by someone else won't know how or won't care enough to do it.

Lite version works for me the same as the original. Blocks majority of ads.

Slippery slope corporate apologism.

It's like a corporation shrinking the package size of your food by 10%, keeping the price the same and then claiming you still get the "majority" of the food.

Antisthenes I appreciate your "cynical" response but what I meant is I didn't yet notice any degradation of service compared to the original uBlock Origin.

Or just accurately describing reality?

UBOL is still blocking all the ads for me. It hasn't gone from 100% to 90%. It's still at 100%.

You have no idea if it is blocking the trackers or not.

You didn't have any idea with uBlock Origin either.

But since the very first blocklist UBOL uses is decribed as "Ads, trackers, miners, and more" I assume it's also blocking them just fine. The same way I assumed with UBO.

This is a trap. Extensions can still block elements in v3. If you use Lite you probably won't notice much of a difference. But in the background, it will no longer be able to modify network calls. That means you are no longer being protected from tracking AND your web browsing experience is once again being slowed down by the loading of ads (even if you don't see those ads)

The difference isn’t just in the network calls, it’s the relinquishing of the blocking to Chrome itself. The Lite extension is essentially reduced to just providing a blocklist to Chrome, and hopes that Chrome will honor the blocklist.

Google is surgically trying to dismantle adblocking, first by removing all the tools from the users under the guise of “it’s dangerous”, and then shutting it down by rendering them so ineffective they’re useless.

A blocklist with a limited size. I believe its 50 rules

it's also trivial for anti-adblockers to dynamically try alternative domains till they find one that isn't blocked.

50 lists, 330 thousand rules in total; not 50 rules

and its a resource hog, sadly