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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.

Read more: https://digitalescapetools.com/2026/08/ublock-origin-stops-chasing-facebook-ads.html

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[-] 87Six@lemmy.zip 28 points 2 weeks ago

Honestly I think the intersection between facebook users and ublock origin users is nearly 0

[-] Axeman666@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

This sucks. I've installed ublock origin on many of my relative's browsers. I'll probably be dealing with more virus pop up calls again.

[-] 87Six@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago

I fucking hate my relatives that refuse to learn the basics

[-] Axeman666@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

If you've worked in IT you know that most users refuse to learn the basics. You can explain things to them in the most direct and simple way and they will still call you again next week for the same thing stupid thing you just helped them with. I had one user that called every month because they couldn't understand how OneDrive worked, but they just HAD to use the auto save function. Every month I'd help them find the right spreadsheet in OneDrive and fix it for them by combining all the extra spreadsheets they created.

[-] 87Six@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 weeks ago

I work in IT. My life is dealing with others' incompetence while also being blamed for their incompetence.

[-] Axeman666@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago
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