Firefox says it will keep supporting uBlock Origin even as Microsoft Edge and other Chromium browsers phase it out under Manifest V3.

Firefox says it will keep supporting uBlock Origin even as Microsoft Edge and other Chromium browsers phase it out under Manifest V3.

  • nullspace@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    3 months ago

    I can’t imagine using the web without firefox and ublock. Even the cookie consent popups are awful.

    • LucidNightmare@anarchist.nexusEnglish
      1·
      3 months ago

      Seriously. I clear my cookies on Firefox exit because I don’t want their shit on my computer if it isn’t needed.

      This would cause me to see them every single damn time.

      • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
        0·
        3 months ago

        Yeah, the user experience of “just wipe cookies on browser exit” is a lot better than “have a million prompts all over zillions of sites”.

        However, regarding “every single damn time”…some sites can have their “do you want cookies” popup just blocked by the Firefox I still don’t care about cookies addon. It’s not a solution for every site out there, but it’ll get a lot of them.

        It’s also possible to use another extension, Behind the Overlay on some sites. This does require a click, so manual action, but it tries to identify “pop-over” content that covers up the browser window and remove it with that click. It’s really intended as a more-general solution to “pop-over” stuff, but cookie pop-ups often take this form and can be dismissed.

        • refreeze@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          3 months ago

          You can also just enable one of the “Cookie notices” lists in your ublock settings, no need for another extension.

    • Psythik@lemmy.worldEnglish
      0·
      3 months ago

      Ublock Lite still works in Chrome (and it still blocks YouTube ads, not sure about cookie popups), but you get no control over the filters. Just a slider with some presets to choose from. So while better than nothing, just stick with Firefox.

      • Wildmimic@anarchist.nexusEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        Now that MV2 is dead in chrome, i wouldn’t bet on YouTube ads being able to be blocked by UBlock Lite for much longer.