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"Begin disabling installed extensions still using Manifest V2 in Chrome stable"

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552 points freedomben | 3 comments | 11 Oct 24 14:20 UTC | HN request time: 0.615s | source
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blakesterz ◴[11 Oct 24 14:36 UTC] No.41809847[source]▶
Has anyone been using the v3 compatible version of uBlock Origin? Have you noticed much of a difference? From what I read there isn't supposed to be much of a difference?
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1. chlorion ◴[11 Oct 24 19:45 UTC] No.41812912[source]▶
I used the lite version while on chromium for some time. I noticed no difference in terms of blocking ads.

The main thing I missed was the ability to block arbitrary elements with the zapper. I use this for more than just ads, so losing it is a real loss in functionality. Otherwise it worked fine.

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2. igornadj ◴[12 Oct 24 07:16 UTC] No.41817087[source]▶
Yeah the zapper is indispensable. Being able to filter content on platforms by the words in post titles is one of the best ways to not be exposed to toxic content.

Never leaving your subscriptions (never using the algorithm recommended feed) is not a solution because of second-hand toxicity, e.g. political posts in meme subreddits in an election year.

If anyone knows of a solution that works in Manifest V3 I'd love to hear it!

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3. igornadj ◴[13 Oct 24 06:14 UTC] No.41825611[source]▶
Found something, a drop-in replacement.

AdGuard AdBlocker (MV3 Beta): https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/adguard-adblocker-m...

Copy and pasting the ublock custom filters into AdGuard seems to work.