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Re:uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store by caminante on Monday March 10, 2025 @02:24PM (#43323884)
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...

Re:uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store by ngomez on Monday March 10, 2025 @02:54PM (#43324397)
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.
Re:uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store by nilslindemann on Monday March 10, 2025 @03:25PM (#43324828)
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 In my (outdated) Ungoogled Chromium which still has classic uBlock, YouTube videos also have delays or do stop playing completely after a few seconds.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.
Re:uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store by TiredOfLife on Monday March 10, 2025 @03:49PM (#43325168)
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?
Re:uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store by kennysoona on Monday March 10, 2025 @04:20PM (#43325602)
Just use Freetube to browse Youtube. It's a better experience in every respect.
Re:uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store by FergusArgyll on Monday March 10, 2025 @02:48PM (#43324317)
I really really miss Zapper Mode
Re:uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store by dhrm1k on Monday March 10, 2025 @02:41PM (#43324210)
i mean what's the breaking point? why is ublock no longer in the store whole the lite is?
Re:uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store by croes on Monday March 10, 2025 @04:29PM (#43325709)
ublock is manifest v2, lite is v3.

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

Re:uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store by orphea on Monday March 10, 2025 @04:28PM (#43325701)

  > 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?
Re:uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store by caseyy on Monday March 10, 2025 @05:40PM (#43326402)
Yes pedantically, not really. :)
Re:uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store by caminante on Tuesday March 11, 2025 @07:58AM (#43331563)
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.

Re:uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store by pmdr on Monday March 10, 2025 @06:49PM (#43327018)
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.