Google pulls the plug on uBlock Origin, leaving over 30 million Chrome users susceptible to intrusive ads by Frellwit in c/news@lemmy.world
[-] Frellwit@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Make sure jnn-pa.googleapis.com isn't blocked anywhere in your network. It may perhaps be blocked in a filter list you have activated in uBO, DNS, VPN, Firewall, anti-virus, Firefox enhanced tracking protection, etc.

What are the applications that I can remove from Mint? + Mini Rant. by Frellwit in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[-] Frellwit@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

celluloid, pix, hexchat, hypnotix, rhythmbox, LibreOffice

Those applications uninstalled just fine without any dependency issues last time I tried Mint.

If you're unsure, make a snapshot of your current VM state (if your VM software supports it). Then just uninstall the junk you don't need until Mint breaks. Restore snapshot, test some more, and so on. Those on real hardware should use Timeshift to create snapshots.

Tip: Run sudo apt autoremove package in the terminal so you can see which dependencies that are removed.

Manifest V2 phase-out begins by Frellwit in c/technology@lemmy.world
[-] Frellwit@lemmy.world 72 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
  • On June 3rd, Chrome(ium) users will start being informed that their MV2 extensions will soon stop to function. uBlock Origin (and others) will lose the "Featured" badge.
  • The remaining MV2 extensions will be gradually disabled in the "coming months", with the last deadline being the beginning of next year. (Expect that uBO will probably not last that long).

What options do you have if you still want to use uBlock Origin?

  • Firefox (and up to date forks) have no plans to end support for the webrequest API that uBO requires.
  • Brave browser will allow MV2 extensions for now. I still have no info on if they are going to use their own store or require manual installation/updating of MV2 extensions.
  • If you use Chrome. By enabling enterprise policy ExtensionManifestV2Availability, you should be able to extend support till June 2025.
  • uBlock Origin Lite (uBOL) is a MV3 extension that is much more limited than uBO and is not intended to be a replacement for uBO. These limitations are described in detail in the FAQ for uBOL: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-asked-questions-(FAQ)
YouTube videos are skipping to the end for users with adblockers by Frellwit in c/technology@lemmy.world
[-] Frellwit@lemmy.world 54 points 2 months ago

Sounds like a bug in the filters used by Adblock and Adblock Plus. Afaik uBO or Adguard aren't affected.

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Microsoft wants to hide the 'Sign out' button in Windows 11 behind a Microsoft 365 ad (www.neowin.net)
submitted 3 months ago by Frellwit@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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YouTube is loading slower for users with ad blockers yet again by Frellwit in c/technology@lemmy.world
[-] Frellwit@lemmy.world 36 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

The performance issues are because of Adblock and Adblock Plus: https://nitter.net/gorhill/status/1746263759495077919#m

It affects more sites than just YouTube.

Can Chromium resist Manifest V3 or is it doomed to disallow adblockers? by Frellwit in c/technology@lemmy.world
[-] Frellwit@lemmy.world 33 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Adblockers will still be allowed, they will just be crippled a lot. It will probably be the same as the adblocking situation on Safari.

If any 3rd party browser vendor wants to maintain a Chromium fork with Manifest V2, they can do so, but with the risk of code maintenance hell. They would also need an extension store for Manifest V2 extensions. Otherwise V2 extensions needs to be installed manually.

Browser vendors can also create their own separate ad blockers that aren't affected by the changes. For example Brave Shields, Vivaldi adblock, Opera adblock, etc.

Google admits it's making YouTube worse for ad block users by Frellwit in c/technology@lemmy.world
[-] Frellwit@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

By doing that you're wasting bandwidth on all the CDNs that hosts ALL your filter lists. Updating the Quick fixes list should be enough. (Which updates every 5 hours automatically on uBO 1.54).

How to manually update Quick Fixes (Manual updates push back automatic updates.)

  • Click ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ uBO's icon
  • the โš™ Dashboard button
  • the Filter lists pane
  • the ๐Ÿ•˜ clock icon next to the uBlock filters โ€“ Quick fixes list
  • the ๐Ÿ”ƒ Update now button.
Your Chrome extensions may stop working in 2024 by Frellwit in c/technology@lemmy.world
[-] Frellwit@lemmy.world 54 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

uBO Lite have a lot of limitations:

youtube getting more agressive blocking users after 3 videos by Frellwit in c/technology@lemmy.world
[-] Frellwit@lemmy.world 24 points 10 months ago

Anti-adblock killer by Reek

That thing is unmaintained and have not been updated for over 7 years. It will do absolutely nothing.

If you have issues with YouTube: https://old.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/about/sticky?num=2

I have to add some things though:

  1. Read the thread thoroughly, you may have missed a step or 2, or may have misunderstood something. There's a lot of noise in the replies. Filter maintainers can't always give support or keep up with the noise. Being pushy, unfriendly, or replying to the thread without doing every step will not fix the problem for you. If you have technical knowledge, consider contributing that knowledge.
  2. Do not add random filters, scripts, extensions from random users. If you don't understand what you're doing you may add something that may work against you instead of for you, or in worse cases add something malicious.
  3. YouTube seems to update their anti-ab script at least twice a day more or less. So just: Click ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ uBO's icon > the โš™ Dashboard button > the Filter lists pane > the ๐Ÿ•˜ clock icon at the end of the uBlock filters โ€“ Quick fixes list > the ๐Ÿ”ƒ Update now button. Do NOT click purge all caches and update now, that will only add more pressure to the filter hosts.
  4. If there's a mismatch between the filter fixes and YouTube's latest fixes, just wait, watch the video logged out, or use an alternative front-end like piped, invidious, or whatever.
Ubuntu's Mozillateam PPA now forcing users over to snap install for Firefox. by Frellwit in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[-] Frellwit@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago

I use the binary provided by Mozilla at https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

I even wrote an installation script that takes care of it all. (For amd64, not arm64. I'm not sure if they provide a stand-alone arm build.)

Windows 12 by Frellwit in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
[-] Frellwit@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

Not only that. Pay to get even more ads and tracking!

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[UserScript] Just another lemmy style inspired by some old subreddit styles (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Frellwit@lemmy.world to c/plugins@sh.itjust.works
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This is a style I primarily made for myself, but why not share it. It's inspired by some of the old subreddit styles and the old youtube design.

  • Should work with litely and darkly plus compact variants.
  • Uses rounded thumbnails to external links.
  • Uses square thumbnails to internal images.
  • Colored proprietary social media thumbs with their brand colors. (So you don't accidentally click on a youtube link for example).

There still are some things I have to fix in the dark theme, like buttons and card headers for example.

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[help] Is there a way to detect if a user is using one of the litely or darkly themes? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Frellwit@lemmy.world to c/plugins@sh.itjust.works
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I'm currently using const prefersDarkTheme = window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches; but it doesn't take into consideration users that use a light system with a dark website.

EDIT: Solved with the following:

const element = document.getElementById("app");
const themeVariant = element.getAttribute("data-bs-theme");
if (themeVariant === "light") {
    var primaryBackground = "#f0f0f0";
} else {
    var primaryBackground = "#121317";
}
ChatGPT pauses Bing integration to stop people from bypassing paywalls by Frellwit in c/technology@lemmy.world
[-] Frellwit@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago

I'm wondering why websites keep using fake paywalls when they can use a real one where the content isn't available until user verification.

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Good PS1 games that weren't made in Japan? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by Frellwit@lemmy.world to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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I do like myself a good Japanese game every once in a while, but right now I'm looking for other PS1 games made outside of Japan that are still very fun to play.

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