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uBlock Origin stops chasing Facebook’s ever-changing ad-blocking tricks (lemmy.nz)

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uBlock Origin maintainers have decided to stop continuously updating filters specifically to keep up with Facebook’s latest ad-blocking countermeasures.

Existing filters will remain, but new Facebook techniques may eventually bypass them. The decision highlights the ongoing cat-and-mouse game between ad blockers and advertising platforms.

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[-] SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 weeks ago

Will this mean Facebook ads will load on other sites, or does this only affect the Facebook pages directly?

[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 6 points 2 weeks ago

No only on Facebook. Embedded ads are the easiest to block it's how 99% of ads are blocked.

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