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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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[–] 6 points 2 years ago

Those are jumping to Librewolf from Firefox, keep the following things in mind

  • It's a privacy first, usability second browser
  • It's not a browser for your grandparents. You have you take some steps to give it the same functionality as Firefox
  • Good news is it removes a lot of Mozilla cruft
  • Browser fingerprinting, which allows websites to recognize an individual user, is disabled on this browser. This feature greatly enhances privacy.
  • But it means it will 'slightly' break some websites. Nothing very serious but certain QoL features will be missing at first. Eg. When downloading a software, it can't determine which OS you are using.
  • You can enable browser fingerprinting and get those QoL features back.

Hope you have a good experience on Librewolf. I've been using it for the past 1 year and it's fine.

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