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uBlock Origin developer recommends switching to Firefox as Chrome flags the extension (github.com)
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~~https://www.neowin.net/news/ublock-origin-developer-recommends-switching-to-ublock-lite-as-chrome-flags-the-extension/~~

EDIT: Apologies. Updated with a link to what gorhill REALLY said:

Manifest v2 uBO will not be automatically replaced by Manifest v3 uBOL[ight]. uBOL is too different from uBO for it to silently replace uBO -- you will have to explicitly make a choice as to which extension should replace uBO according to your own prerogatives.

Ultimately whether uBOL is an acceptable alternative to uBO is up to you, it's not a choice that will be made for you.

Will development of uBO continue? Yes, there are other browsers which are not deprecating Manifest v2, e.g. Firefox.

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[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago (8 children)

Dreaming is one thing, but I remain skeptical. Tech people always seem to vastly overestimate how much the average population will react to tech news. Most people don't care. They should but they don't. In addition to that, use of Chrome by businesses is heavily entrenched. The IT guys probably hate it on a personal level, but it takes a lot to make business bigwigs change direction away from a "trustworthy" big company like Google.

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 6 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I mostly agree, but lets remember

use of Chrome by businesses is heavily entrenched.

So was internet explorer

[–] Llewellyn@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

And we had it like forever.

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 1 points 10 months ago

"like" being a very important word in that sentence.

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